How to cook hummus?
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Hummus is a snack of chickpeas. The classic recipe uses basic ingredients such as olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, seasoning, sesame or sesame paste. From Hebrew and Arabic, the word "hummus" is translated as "chickpea". By composition, it is easy to guess about the nutritional value and originality of this pasta. In this article, we will look at how to cook hummus yourself from chickpeas at home.
Hummus with fried garlic
An excellent option for diversifying, as many may seem, an unflattering taste of pasta.
Ingredients
- 400 grams of soaked chickpeas;
- 1 head of garlic;
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice;
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil;
- 1 tablespoon oregano;
- spices, seeds and nuts to taste (dill, parsley, sesame, pine nuts, etc.).
Preparation
- To soak the chickpeas soak it for the night incool water. In the morning, boil until soft, that is until cooked. Each packing indicates the time of cooking, it can differ depending on many factors.
- Finely chop the garlic and fry it on a preheated frying pan for 30-40 seconds. If you hold it longer, it can burn and give a not very pleasant taste.
- Put the chickpeas, garlic, oregano, lemon juice in the blender bowl and whisk until smooth.
- After that, add olive oil, spices, seasonings, nuts and seeds to taste and again grind.
Serve hummus as an independent dish or spread it on bread.
Prepare hummus alone will not belabor. And recipes you can diversify themselves based on personal tastes. The main thing in cooking hummus is to cook chickpeas correctly and choose high-quality olive oil, everything else is to taste. Frequent additives are fried onions, tomatoes, red pepper, pumpkin puree, feta cheese and even cocoa. If it seemed to you in the process of grinding that the mass is too dry, add a little oil.
This recipe is good for breakfast or evening snack. When serving, sprinkle the pasta with pine nuts, dried onions, dill or fried sesame seeds.
Bon Appetit!
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