Hummus (Chickpeas) Easy and Quick Recipe

 

Ingredients:

4 ½ cups of cooked dried chickpeas 

½ cup sesame seeds

juice of 1 lemon

1/3 cup garlic

3-4 Tbsp Olive oil

Salt

Method:

Soak some dried chickpeas in cold water and let them sit overnight.  Drain the chickpeas and transfer to a cooker and add in cold water until it is covering it by about 2 inches.  Also add in 1 teaspoon of salt.  Bring them to a boil over high heat and then simmer for 30-40 minutes over low heat or until tender.  Drain the cooked chickpeas and transfer to a pot or bowl. And cool it.

Heat Olive Oil. Add the Garlic and some sesame seed, sauté for about 2-3 mints until light golden brown. Turn Off the flame.

Remove garlic from the oil.

In a grinder, add the chickpeas, garlic(removed from oil this makes hummus extremely delicious), sesame seeds, lemon juice and salt grind on high speed until it forms a thick paste.

 Remove the paste from the grinder. And some garlic olive oil in the paste and stir. Keep some oil aside.

Serve with on a plate with a drizzle of garlic sesame olive oil, cayenne and optional chopped parsley.