Hummus

Hummus

Guatemala has Arabian influence. This city has a lot of Palestine and Arabian restaurants.  I tried  Hummus for the first time at Antigua and fell in love with it ever since.  Being a vegetarian there are few options to dine out where I live and Hummus tops the choice all the time.  I make them quite often at home and also use it as a spread to make a sandwich toast. I toast the part that has the hummus spread and it tastes heavenly and also quite filling.

Ingredients :

• Soak 1 lb of Garbanzo Beans for 5- 6 hrs
• Pressure cook them with water until soft.
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3 tsp cumin powder
• 2-3 pods of garlic ( optional)

Method:

Blend all the above ingredients in a food processor until smooth and creamy.

Arrange the prepared hummus in a plate and garnish with cilantro and drizzle a bit of olive oil for the effect.

Serve with warm pita bread.

Hummus can also be prepared with Tahini sauce, This one I have prepared without the Tahini.
When you want to prepare with Tahini, add in 2 tbsp of ready-made tahini when you blend all the other ingredients