Welcome to the taste of the Arabian land! Try out this purely vegetarian dish which is both not only healthy but unbelievably tasty too...
| Ingredients |
| 01. Chick peas (vella kadala ) - 1 ½ cups 02. Salt - ½ tsp 03. Garlic - 2 pods 04. Ground sesame (thahini) - ½ cup 04. Lemon juice - ½ cup 05. Olive oil, parsley oil and cumin seeds - to garnish |
| Preparation |
| 01. Soak the chick peas in water overnight. 02. Drain water, transfer the soaked chick peas to another dish, pour fresh water to an inch over the level of peas and mash well using your hands. 03. Add a pinch of salt and allow boiling. 04. Remove the froth that forms at the top and allow cooking for about 1 ½ hours. 05. Grind the garlic and salt in a mixer. 06. To the ground mix add the sesame and lemon juice and grind again to a thick white paste. 07. Strain the chick peas and grind well in the mixer. (Do not throw away the water in which the chick peas was cooked). 08. Add the peas stock and loosen the mix. 09. Add salt to taste. 10. Spread out the hummoos on a pan and garnish with olive oil, parsley leaves and cumin seeds. 11. Tastes superb with pita bread, pickles, mint leaves and a cup of tea. 12. Other toppings for the hummoos are a handful of parsley leaves or chopped onions. (To turn it non vegetarian try a topping of chopped beef pieces cooked with a pinch of cinnamon) |
