Hummus

Searching for alternatives always help us to discover new things. And if new things are tasty, you get the satisfaction of widening your horizon with respect to culinary dishes. I got this satisfaction when I discovered and prepared Hummus. The origin of this dip is from middle east. You could use it as a dip for pita bread, chips and can act as a chutney too for idli.

For this you need

Ingredients

1 cup cooked chick peas/ garbanzo beans / safed chana

1 tsp extra virgin olive oil

1/2 lemon squeezed into juice

salt to taste

1/3 tsp cayenne pepper or red chilly powder ( add less if it is very hot)

1 tsp sesame seeds

2 small pods of garlic.

Parsley (I did not have parsley, so used cilantro instead)

Method

1) Roast sesame in a low flame until it just starts browning (not completely).

2) Grind it with garlic, garbanzo beans, salt, red chilly powder, olive oil and lemon juice.

3) Season with parsley and serve immediately or store it in the fridge (max for 3 days).