The second recipe that came in handy when I did the entire Middle East Recipes was this Hummus Dip. I was feeling really bad for separating the Falafel and Hummus as these two are supposed to be served together. However when one does a marathon on ABC Cooking, one can take the privilege of deciding what to add and what to separate right.
Making this post also got me experiencing what I had long since wanted to make. I have seen many blogs blogging about so many varieties of Hummus dips. On further reading I came to know that a basic recipe consists of using boiled, mashed chickpea/ Kabuli Channa along with Tahini paste, olive oil, spices and herbs.
Along with Hummus, you can add so many into it, practically have so many varieties with the base recipe. The different ingredients that can be added would be like Sun dried tomatoes, Roasted red peppers, capsicums, olives, roasted garlic, Chipotle Peppers, pesto, Sriracha, walnuts, Rosemary, Paprika. Some even make it with the tahini paste. However I feel the sense lies in making it with the tahini paste. I even read about different hummus recipes from damyhealth site. I am going to be making most of these, that's for sure.
Since spice is always a thing I need to take care, I made sure I used Red chili flakes. Imagine the Dry red chilies from Andhra and you can imagine the hot that these flakes must let out!
Hummus Dip
Ingredients Needed
Chickpeas, boiled - 1 cup
Tahini paste - 2 1/2 tbsp*
Lemon - 1 medium size
Garlic, crushed - 7-8
Olive oil - 4 tbsp
Red chili flakes - 2 - 3 tsp
Salt to taste
Method:
Pressure cook chickpeas for 3 - 4 whistles until soft.
Cool and drain the water from chickpeas and keep it aside.
Once the chickpeas are cooled, grind it along with garlic cloves, lemon juice, olive oil, tahini paste, 1 tsp of chili flakes and salt to a fine and smooth paste.
Add a little of reserved chickpeas water to aid the grinding.
Remove the hummus into a serving bowl and spread across using a spatula and pour olive oil in the insertion and sprinkle red chili flakes all over.
This can be served as a dip or spread for Pita bread, pita chips, tortilla chips, nachos or vegetable sticks.
*Tahini paste
Sesame seeds - 1/4 cup
Olive oil - 1 tbsp
Dry roast the sesame seeds over hot pan, and grind it along with olive oil.Serve with Falafel
Notes:
Hummas can be ground to a coarse paste as well.
Parsley is used along with Coriander leaves. I skipped as I didn't have any.
This is my second recipe under International/Fusion.
Recipe
H for Hummus | Hummus Dip with Red Chili Flakes
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Manjula Bharath says
Hummus look super yummy and delicious dear 🙂 so this was the one you made with falafel 🙂 thats an yummy combo and looks yumm !!
Priya Suresh says
Hot and delicious hummus, give me some pita chips,am ready to finish that bowl.
Preeti Garg says
I love hummas dip. even i can eat this with any kkind of kebab or as bread spread too.
divya says
looks very tempting n health....
Nivedhanams Sowmya says
Love hummus.. can eat this delicious dip / spread just as is.. do not need anything else!!
Harini-Jaya R says
Same Pinch!! I am going to post hummus as well in a few hours!! The red pepper flakes definitely adds heat which appeals to our taste buds 🙂
Gayathri Kumar says
Looks fabulous. Valli. Need to try this combination of hummus and falafel...
Sapana Behl says
Hummus with red chilly flakes looks spicy and tasty. Lovely combo...
vaishali sabnani says
Hummus is our favorite and is normally stocked in frig..love it as a spread with bread..chips..pita..or just lick it up:))
The Pumpkin Farm says
i love hummus as well, i sprinkle parsley and use grilled aubergine, that is my favorite combo...when i saw falafel last week, i guessed hummus was in the offing 🙂
Janani says
I love this hummus a lot with roasted capsicum it even enhances the flavor hubby fav dip with tortilla chips. Nice click valli.
Sandhya Karandikar says
Hummus is a great dip with many things. I love it as a spread for sandwiches too.
This is a lovely recipe.
Chef Mireille says
I like flavored hummus more than original - my faves are roasted red pepper, beetroot and I did a pumpkin one a few months ago that I fell in love with - try incorporating different veggies you will love them all I am sure!
Pavani N says
I love roasted garlic hummus and sundried tomato hummus. Yours looks spicy and delicious.
Saraswathi Tharagaram says
I absolutely love this hummus, I made them for my family and it is always a hit!
Rajani S says
There are so many ways and varieties of making this, but I am yet to make or taste this dish yet! Its been in my to do list for a long long time! Now I can imagine how tasty this must have been, but just looking at those pictures 🙂
Kalyani says
super healthy and proteinicious dip there 🙂
Archana Potdar says
Wow this is great. I love the chilli flakes on the hummus. Looks awesome.
Padmajha PJ says
Nice version of the dip. Bookmarked 🙂
Padma Rekha says
Hummus with pita bread or roti or with crispy salad wow what a wonderfi combination na looks perfect...
Suma Gandlur says
Looks colorful and spicy.
Sreevalli E says
Yummy & tempting dip..
Nisha Sundar says
Best of the Mid eastern dishes. Love it..
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
I love hummus and this is such a lifesaver to eat with roti's or parathas when i have not cooked much for the day...There are so many flavored hummus available here and i love them all 🙂 Yours look so inviting with that chili flakes..
veena krishnakumar says
Hummus looks so creamy and Delicious. Am yet to make this!