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Healthy Hummus Recipe

Nida Shahrukh
Wondering! How to make the best healthy homemade hummus! Now get ready to explore the most creamy, softened, moist, and classy hummus recipe to make your meal more authentic. This hummus recipe is easy to make-no peeling chickpeas or overnight soak required, even no need to cut veggies would lighten your mood.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dip/Salsas, Appetizer
Cuisine Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
Servings 8
Calories 151 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cup Garbanzo/Chickpeas (cooked, drained, liquid reserved)
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • ¼ cup Lemon Juice
  • 2 Garlic Cloves (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp Tahini
  • Salt (as required)
  • Black Pepper (to taste)
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil (extra virgin)
  • ½ tsp Ground Cumin
  • 2 tbsp Water or Liquid (from the chickpeas)
  • Hot Sauce

Topping(optional)

  • Extra Drizzle of Olive Oil
  • Fresh Parsley (chopped)
  • Ground Sumac/Paprika (sprinkle)
  • Toasted Pine Nuts
  • Pepper Flakes
  • Sesame Seeds/Seeded Spice (blend as dukkah)

Serving

  • Warm Pita Bread
  • Veggies Wraps
  • Club Sandwich
  • Greek Salad
  • Chickpea Shawarma

Instructions
 

  • In a medium-size saucepan, add chickpeas, baking soda, and water. Make sure to cover chickpeas by several inches of the water layer, to let it bring the mixture over high heat.
  • Let the mixture boil until all chickpeas get softened. Reduce the heat in between the process if needed. When chickpeas get boil perfectly like bloated, and the skins start falling off then remove the pan from heat. Strain and drain the chickpeas, separate the water and beans and let them cool down completely. Now run cool water over them for about 1minutes or 2. Set them aside.
  • Now take a food processor, add lemon juice, garlic, salt, tahini, water, olive oil, cumin, black pepper, and hot sauce. Make a perfect puree until smooth
  • Add cool chickpeas in a food processor with other mixture and blend time to time until the mixture starts looking creamy, smooth, and pale.
  • Use more ice water if necessary to get perfect mixture puree.
  • Transfer the mixture to a medium serving bowl. Add some salt, lemon juice and cumin according to your taste and desire. (Optional)
  • Garnish with some above mention ingredients to your choice to enhance its taste and flavor.
  • Serve with some warm pita bread or veggies. (Optional)

Notes

  • Feel free to use can chickpeas, if you don’t have boiled ones.
  • Just make sure to overcook chickpeas a bit to get softer and peeled off skin to blend easily.
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