How To Make Homemade Hummus

Drain the chickpeas into a strainer reserving the liquid from the can. In a medium saucepot add the chickpeas baking soda 1 garlic clove and bay leaf. Reduce the heat to medium and continue to boil for 15 to 20 minutes until the chickpeas begin to break down and the skins loosen.
how to make homemade hummus

Soak and cook the chickpeas if using dry chickpeas allow extra time for soaking overnight and cooking 2 hours.

How to make homemade hummus. Combine all ingredients in the food processor. Take 1 cup dry chickpeas and place it in a large bowl. Blend it upin a food processor combine the oil chickpeas lemon juice garlic and salt. Ingredients 1 15 ounce can garbanzo beans drained liquid reserved 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 clove garlic crushed teaspoon ground cumin teaspoon salt 2 drops sesame oil or to taste.

Step 2transfer the mixture to a medium serving bowl. If you dont have any tahini a paste made from sesame seeds you can try making it yourself see our easy homemade tahini recipe or leave it out. Add plenty of water and soak overnight chickpeas will expand in the bowl. Directions step 1in a blender chop garlic.

Combine the chickpeas olive oil tahini lemon juice garlic salt and pepper in the. Cover the chickpeas with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Meanwhile make the hummus. Pour garbanzo beans into the blender reserving about 1 tablespoon for garnish.

Cover and blend until. Drain and rinse the chickpeas. Sprinkle with pepper and pour olive oil over the top. If time and patience allow pinch the skins.

Homemade hummus is very easy to make and it tastes much better than anything you can buy at the store.