Recipe: At Home Hummus(Lebanese dip)

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Hummus(Lebanese dip). This hummus recipe is the classic traditional Lebanese hummus that I grew up eating. I learned it from both my parents, one who likes it extra lemony, and the other who likes it extra garlicky. This is the mother of all hummus dips, if such a title existed!

Finished with fresh tomatoes, a sprinkle of parsley and toasted pine nuts.

Hummus kawarma is a traditional Lebanese version of hummus.

In order to prepare it, freshly made hummus is topped with fried pieces of lamb.

You can have Hummus(Lebanese dip) using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Hummus(Lebanese dip)

1. It’s 1 cup of boiled chickpeas.

2. It’s 2 tbsp of hung curd.

3. Prepare 4-5 of garlic cloves.

4. It’s 1/4 cup of Virgin olive oil.

5. Prepare 2 tbsp of paprika/chilli flakes.

6. You need 1 tsp of oregano.

7. It’s 2 tsp of lemon juice.

8. It’s 1 tbsp of chopped Parsley.

9. It’s 3-4 tbsp of water.

10. It’s as required of salt.

The hummus is made from chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, crushed garlic, and cold water, while the kawarma consists of chopped lamb, white vinegar, olive oil, and spices such as pepper, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, oregano or za'atar, mint, and parsley.

Hummus basically translates to 'chickpeas' in Arabic.

My aunty Souad makes the best hummus in the world no contest.

She also makes the best sour cherry jam but that's another story 😆.

Hummus(Lebanese dip) instructions

1. Firstly soak chickpeas overnight,.

2. Cook chickpeas in a cooker by getting 3 whistles, slightly over cooking gives it a nice creamy texture..

3. Now in a mixer jar add boiled chickpeas, salt, garlic cloves, olive oil about 4-5 tbsp,lemon juice,oregano, hung curd,chilli flakes(paprika) optional,and add 3-4tbsp water grind to a coarse paste.

4. Take out in a serving dish, sprinkle some paprika/chilli flakes, a swirl of proper amount of olive oil about 4-5 tbsp, garnish with some chopped parsley/coriander leaves.. And its done…

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My guide for how to make hummus step-by-step.

Layer with onion, olives, tomatoes, cucumber and cheese.

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