Hummus (Chickpea Dip) #Bahrainicuisine

Hummus is the well known dip made from chickpea. We all liked this dip , as the fresh garlic and sesame paste gives a unique taste. We thought the taste was very familiar to our palate.

Requirements :

1 cup garbanzo beans / chickpeas

½ cup tahini ( sesame seed paste )

Juice of 1 ½ lemon

2 cloves of garlic / 1 tsp garlic powder

salt to taste

olive oil to drizzle on top

Method :

 If using canned beans you can proceed directly.

As I used dry chickpeas , I soaked overnight and cooked on my own.

 Grind together chickpea , tahini , lemon juice  , garlic and salt.

Pour into serving dish and drizzle olive oil.

Sprinkle a little paprika for decoration.

Serve chilled or at room temperature  along with pita bread.