Chickpea Hummus...

Chickpea Hummus 

Chickpea hummus has got to be one of the simplest snacks to stash up in your refrigerator. It can be used as a party dip...a breakfast spread..mid-morning or afternoon snack..whatever you like. Kids love them too...well at least my daughter and baby likes it..haha..my big boy stuck out his tongue saying "yuck!" but then again...he says that to most healthy snacks..LOL

Well anyways..hummus can be made with various beans like white beans, peas, chickpeas and many more. But I have only tried chickpeas so far. I love it! It can be served with tortilla chips(unflavored and plain ones are better) carrots sticks, celery sticks..any vegetable you like actually. You can serve it with flat breads..or you can even spread on bread to make a sandwich..great for tea time or snack on the go. You can make it ahead and keep in the refrigerator..but my one can of chickpeas recipe lasts only two days...i keep snacking on it...it never lasts long..boohooo! But I must advise, do use quality ingredients and you can also boil your own chickpeas instead of the canned ones.

photo from google

these are the ones I used, easily available in Malaysia..or you can boil your own

Chickpea/Garbanzo Bean Hummus
source: All Recipes (this is the basic recipe and i altered it to my liking)

Ingredients
2 cloves garlic (crushed using the pestle and mortar so it doesn't leave chunks of garlic)
1 can garbanzo beans (the original asked to save 1/2 the liquid but i think it kinda leaves a bitter taste to it..so I opted for plain water instead)
less than 1/2 cup of plain water (in place of the liquid in the garbanzo bean can)
4 tablespoons lemon juice (add one tablespoon at a time so that you can adjust to your liking)
2 tablespoons tahini
1 teaspoon salt (adjust to liking)
2 tablespoons olive oil (I may have added slightly more)
black pepper to taste (I used cracked black pepper)
cumin - ground or whole crushed (I added this - totally optional but i like it this way)
paprika for sprinkling on top and chopped parsley)

Instructions

1. In a blender, chop the garlic. (I crushed mine with a pestle and mortar and added to the food procesor). Pour garbanzo beans into blender, reserving about a tablespoon for garnish ( i drained mine and rinsed a little). Place lemon juice, tahini, chopped garlic and salt in blender. Blend until creamy and well mixed. (I actually place in the food processor - tahini, lemon juice, chickpeas, salt, pepper, cumin seeds, water olive oil and garlic - blitz till smooth)
2. Transfer the mixture to a medium serving bowl. Sprinkle with pepper (paprika in my case) and pour olive oil over the top. Garnish with reserved garbanzo beans.  

So there you have it...easy peasy one two three! Chuck everything in a food processor and blitz! Keep in the fridge in an airtight container so that it doesn't dry out.

I made the hummus to be eaten with carrot and celery sticks, tomato salsa and stuffed grilled chicken

Hummus Kacang Kuda
Sumber: All Recipes

Bahan-bahan:

2 bawang putih (saya tumbuk halus)

1 tin kacang kuda (resepi asal guna air dari tin itu sendiri tapi saya tak berapa gemar sebab rasanya nanti pahit sedikit)

kurang dari 1/2 cawan air (menggantikan cecair dari tin kacang kuda tu)

4 sudu besar jus limau (tambah sedikit demi sedikit ikut rasa)

2 sudu besar tahini (pes bijan)

1 sudu kecil garam (ikut rasa)

2 sudu besar minyak zaitun (saya guna lebih sikit)

lada hitam ikut rasa 

jintan putih - saya tambah sendiri (serbuk atau biji tak kisah)

paprika dan daun parsley sebagai hiasan

Cara-cara 

1. dalam pengisar, masukkan semua bahan diatas. Kisar sampai sekata dan tak berketul dan agak berkrim. bagi yang tidak ada pengisar boleh la menggunakan lesung batu ye..hahha...boleh la lengan tu macam popeye :))
2. keluarkan dan masukkan dalam mangkuk, hiaskan dengan minyak zaitun, paprika dan daun parsley. Boleh juga disimpan dalam bekas kedap udara dalam peti sejuk. boleh dihidangkan bersama roti arab, carrot, dan pelbagai sayuran. Juga boleh sisapu atas roti sebagai sanwich