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domestic_engineer · 01-26-2008, 08:56 PM

Everybody seems to rave about how easy it is to make your own hummus ... but last time I tried, it tasted really bitter and icky. I'm guessing it was the tahini that I was using (I've never tasted tahini before, but the little taste I tried before throwing it into the blender tasted icky to me). Should I get the roasted or raw tahini? Salted or unsalted?

Also is it okay to use canned chickpeas instead of cooking dry chickpeas for hummus?

crittercrazy3 · 01-26-2008, 08:58 PM

I do not use tahini, i use cumin. maybe try that instead.

...AND canned chickpeas LOL

domestic_engineer · 01-26-2008, 09:04 PM

so you just blend up canned chickpeas

, cumin, garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil? (Sorry - it's been a while since I looked at the recipe) wow - that'd be easy and cheap.

3inclothdiapers · 01-27-2008, 01:43 PM

Anyone used dried chickpeas for this? I have some, and I realize I'll have to soak them and cook them before I can make hummus with them. Just wondering if anyone does it this way and if you have any tips! (Sorry if I'm hijacking the thread!)

crittercrazy3 · 01-27-2008, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by domestic_engineer

so you just blend up canned chickpeas

, cumin, garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil? (Sorry - it's been a while since I looked at the recipe) wow - that'd be easy and cheap.

you got it! for one can of peas it would be like 1/2 cupish of olive oil, a capfull of cumin, a little bit of lemon juice, 2 garlic cloves and I make mine with some milk to cream it up a bit. just a little bit of salt and pepper. all together in the blender.

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Originally Posted by 3inclothdiapers

Anyone used dried chickpeas for this? I have some, and I realize I'll have to soak them and cook them before I can make hummus with them. Just wondering if anyone does it this way and if you have any tips! (Sorry if I'm hijacking the thread!)

it would turn out the same. just follow a hummus recipe after you have cooked your chickpeas. i'm lazy though, chick peas take a long time to cook

Calliope · 01-27-2008, 03:35 PM

This is THE Hummus recipe! You have got to give this a try!

http://www.diaperswappers.com/forum/...ad.php?t=95887

My DH and I can eat a whole batch for lunch.

I am normally a hummus purist and thought you HAD to have tahini in a good hummus. Boy, was I wrong. This is soooooo good. Really, you HAVE to try it!

01-26-2008, 08:56 PM	#1
domestic_engineer Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 393 Ratings: 44 Feedback: 100%	Homemade Hummus Everybody seems to rave about how easy it is to make your own hummus ... but last time I tried, it tasted really bitter and icky. I'm guessing it was the tahini that I was using (I've never tasted tahini before, but the little taste I tried before throwing it into the blender tasted icky to me). Should I get the roasted or raw tahini? Salted or unsalted? Also is it okay to use canned chickpeas instead of cooking dry chickpeas for hummus?

01-26-2008, 08:58 PM	#2
crittercrazy3 Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: groundhog day Posts: 2,681 Ratings: 52 Feedback: 100%	Re: Homemade Hummus I do not use tahini, i use cumin. maybe try that instead. ...AND canned chickpeas LOL __________________ Gaby mama to Aeva, Evan and Oliver. ~put down the hammer~vehicular manslaughter is wrong~

01-26-2008, 09:04 PM	#3
domestic_engineer Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 393 Ratings: 44 Feedback: 100%	Re: Homemade Hummus so you just blend up canned chickpeas , cumin, garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil? (Sorry - it's been a while since I looked at the recipe) wow - that'd be easy and cheap.

01-27-2008, 01:43 PM	#4
3inclothdiapers Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,065 Ratings: 163 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Homemade Hummus Anyone used dried chickpeas for this? I have some, and I realize I'll have to soak them and cook them before I can make hummus with them. Just wondering if anyone does it this way and if you have any tips! (Sorry if I'm hijacking the thread!)

01-27-2008, 03:35 PM	#6
Calliope Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 306 Ratings: 3 Feedback: 100%	Re: Homemade Hummus This is THE Hummus recipe! You have got to give this a try! http://www.diaperswappers.com/forum/...ad.php?t=95887 My DH and I can eat a whole batch for lunch. I am normally a hummus purist and thought you HAD to have tahini in a good hummus. Boy, was I wrong. This is soooooo good. Really, you HAVE to try it!