Hummas

Description:
Middle Eastern Dip

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups garbanzo beans (chick peas)
water
3/4 cup tahini (sesame seed paste)
1 cup bean cooking water
1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 cloves of garlic
1 1/2 tsp. salt
Red chili powder or cumin
Olive Oil

Directions:
Soak cleaned and sorted garbanzo beans (chick peas) in water to cover overnight. Drain, cover with fresh water and cook until tender. Drain the beans, put in processor bowl. Process until fully mashed. Add tahini and mix well, stir in 1/2 cup water, 1 cup lemon juice, garlic and salt. If the hummus seems too thick slowly add water until you have the consistency that you like.
Pour into a bowl, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with red chili powder or cumin. Serve with fresh Pita bread or crackers of your choice.

Recipe Summary:
Yield: 12 servings
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Rating: 5 of 5 stars

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Comments:
Posted by Beverly C. Broussard on 12/15/08 07:17am
672 out of 1291 have found this review helpful.
"Hummus"
What is Hummus. I live in SE Tx. and have not heard of Hummus. I have noticed a lot lately that there a lot of recipes that call for Hummus.
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