Homemade Chickpea Hummus
by Chef Max Mariola · 1.1M subscribers on YouTube
Learn how to make the perfect homemade chickpea hummus with Chef Max Mariola. This classic Middle Eastern dip is creamy, flavorful, and ready in minutes after cooking the chickpeas.
- Cook
- 1h 30min
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
12 items- 400 gDried ChickpeasDried
- LemonJuice of 1 lemon
- ParsleyChopped
- 2 tbspTahina (Pasta di Sesamo)
- 1 pcsGarlicClove, crushed
- SaltTo taste
- Chickpea Cooking WaterAs needed
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil(optional) — For drizzling
- Sweet Paprika(optional) — To taste
- Cumino in Polvere(optional) — To taste
- Fresh Chili Pepper(optional) — Chopped
- Pane Arabo(optional) — For serving
Method
- Soak the dried chickpeas for 12 hours.
- Drain and cook the chickpeas in unsalted water for about 1.5 hours until tender.
- Drain the chickpeas, reserving some of the cooking water.
- In a blender, add half of the cooked chickpeas with a little of the reserved water. Blend until smooth.
- Add lemon juice, tahini, crushed garlic, and chopped parsley. Blend again.
- Add more cooking water if needed to achieve the desired creamy consistency.
- Season with salt to taste and continue blending.
- Taste and adjust salt and lemon juice as needed.
- Transfer the hummus to a serving plate.
- Drizzle generously with extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle with sweet paprika, ground cumin, and fresh chili.
- Serve with Arabic bread or flatbread.
Chef Max Mariola
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