No Garlic Hummus - A Middle Eastern Dip

Well, who says there cannot be dish without 'NO ONION, NO GARLIC' ! Presenting a Middle Eastern Platter with same :) :)

The simple dip of Chickpeas, lemon juice, salt and flavorful Olive Oil with my addition of little bit of Italian Seasoning, Basil Leaves, Chilli flakes and Oregano Leaves :) So without Garlic, there is lot to add more into it to  make it flavorful dish :) :) While going through various recipes, found this article of Huffington Post which says why one should have Hummus :)

Let's start with Tahini!

Method:

• Toast 3 tbsp of Sesame Seeds till it changes color to brown. Keep stirring continuously exactly like how we make Til ki Chikki!
• Grind it with 1 tbsp of Olive Oil or little more oil to blend it more. I had to add 2 tbsp extra to blend it well. 

Then What! Tahini is READY :) Keep it aside. 

Let's See How Hummus is Made :)

• 1 cup - Chickpeas (Soak for 6-8 hours and then boiled it just exactly the same we do for making Chole)
• Prepared Tahini
• 2-3 tbsp Lemon juice
• 2 green chillies (optional)
• Salt to taste
• 4 tbsp - Olive oil
• 1 tsp - cumin powder
• Water left over from boiling chick peas

Garnish

• Red Chilli Flakes
• Roasted Cumin Powder
• Oregano leaves
• Basil leaves
• Roasted sesame seeds 
• A little liberal hand in dropping the olive oil :)

Method  for Hummus:

Must be seeing Avocado, I was to add it but then after peeling it more it was not that good to use :( So didn't put it inside! You can add it and make the Avocado Hummus. 

• Add the boil chickpeas with the tahini sauce prepared to the blender and grind it well. Add little water to it if required. 
• Add lemon juice, green chilli, salt, olive oil, cumin powder and grind again. If not able to mix it then add little at once. 
• Garnish it with chilli flakes, sesame seeds, basil and oregano leaves. 
• This will be stuff into Pita Bread and other Ingredients :) 

Please feel write to me for any queries :)

Happy Middle Eastern Food :) :)