Hummus

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Hummus is an arab word to name cheakpeas, this is a very popular dish all over Middle East.

Ingredients

• 200 grams cheakpeas.
• 2 tablespoons of tahini.
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice.
• 2 garlic cloves.
• Salt.
• A pinch of cumin.
• A pinch of ground coriander.
• A pinch of grounded black pepper.
• A pinch of sweet paprika.
• A splash of olive oil.

Method:

1. Soak cheakpeas over night, you can add a teaspoon of baking soda to make them get soft  faster.
2. Put cheakpeas in a pressure cooker with water and salt. Water should just cover cheakpeas.
3. Close the pressure cooker and set on a high heat, once steam comes out of the safety valve , put on a low heat and cook  for 1 hour.
4. Drain cheakpeas , put them in a food processor, add garlic cloves, tahini, lemon, coriander, pepper and cumin. Process until you get a puree, if it is too dick you can add some water.

6. Put the purée in a dish, pour a splash of olive oil , sprinkle cumin and paprika.
7. You can conserve hummus in the fridge for a week, you should eat it accompanied by  khubz.



Saudi Arabia