Saturday, April 21, 2012

Yummy Hummus Dip

Hummus is a popular dip in the middle eastern countries.It is extremely healthy and packed with vitamins and minerals.
Hummus is low in calorie and rich in fiber contents.It's made with chick peas and tahini (sesame)paste and garlic and lime juice.People have different ways of making this dip.No matter how you make it but this dip is certainly a healthy and yummy alternative to other condiments like ketchup and mayo.

You will need
chick peas-1.5 cups
garlic cloves-2-3(or according to your taste)
sesame seeds-5-6 tablespoon
Lime juice-3 tablespoon
Olive oil-6-7 tablespoon
Salt

Method

Soak the chickpeas is water for about 8 hours or you can even soak it overnight.
Boil the chickpeas by adding 2-3 teaspoon salt in 4-5 cups of water and pressure cook it for 4-5 whistles.
Cool it and take the peel out of the chickpeas.
Chop the garlic cloves .
In a mixer jar put the chopped garlic,chickpeas,sesame seeds and lime juice.Add olive oil and  blend to make a fine paste.
Yummy Hummus is ready!
Use it as a dip or spread.

1 comment:

  1. This dish is really very popular for middle eastern countries. This really healthy for us, Its really yummy, We want to try Yummy Hummus Dip.

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