Hummus Bi Tahina
Ingredients
- Dried chickpeas – 225 gm; soaked drained and boiled (you can use canned chickpeas also)
- Tahina sesame seed paste – 5 tbsp
- Garlic – 2 cloves
- Lemon juice – 3-4 tbsp
- Salt – to season
- Olive oil – ½ cup
- Black olives – to garnish
- Paprika – to garnish
Instructions
- If using dry chickpeas, soak for at least 4 hours or overnight, rinse and cook till soft and mushy. Drain and reserve some liquid.
- Puree the chickpeas along with garlic.
- Cool and add tahini and lemon juice. Taste and adjust sourness with lemon juice and season with salt. Add the reserved liquid to loosen up consistency if necessary.
- Garnish with olive oil and black olives.