Home made Hummus

Middle eastern Arabic dish, usually served as a dip or appitizer! suitable for a breakfast or dinner accompanied with pita bread. To get a silky ,creamy hummus just follow the recipe :)

Ingredients : 

-1 1/4 cup of dried chickpeas 

-1 teaspoon baking soda( this will make the chickpeas scruff up the skin easily and cook faster in water) 

-7 cups water for cooking the chickpeas 

-1 cup Tahini paste

-4 Tablespoons of fresh lemon juice

-3 Tablespoons of Yogurt(this will give a light beautiful color for your Hummus)

-8 Tablespoons ice,cold water

-1.5 teaspoon salt or as desired

-good quality olive oil for serving 

Directions :

-Put the dried chickpeas in a large bowl add a suitable amount of cold water to cover them and let the chickpeas soak overnight. 

-The next day,drain the soaked chickpeas,place them in a medium saucepan with the baking soda ,stir over high heat for around 2-4 minutes. Add the amount of water and let it boil, cooking chickpeas for around 40 minutes skimming off any foam or skins floating over the water surface (this step is important to get a smooth soft hummus texture), stirring constantly. when the chickpeas are done ,and you can check by trying to put one chickpea between two fingers it will break easily! turn off heat , drain the cooked chickpeas and place in your food processor. 

-Process until you get a stiff paste , add Tahini paste , lemon juice, salt and keep processing , add Yogurt while the machine is still running. 

-Finally add the ice water and mix for 4 minutes,tell you reach a soft silky texture paste.

-Transfer Hummus to a serving plate , add olive oil and serve with pita bread and some pickles!  Bon Appétit! :))