Humous

[Dunedin]

Who makes their own? I used to make huge batches of the stuff when I was vegan, I practically lived off the stuff! Mine was always much thicker than the supermarket stuff, you could spread it on toast inches thick.
Anyone got any good variations on the original recipe?

[khoomeizhi]

just lots of roasted garlic, and finely chopped carmelized onion. plus the regular stuff.

i'd also spell it with two m's, 'cause otherwise i'm thinking 'humus' which is another matter altogether. i'm indifferent about using o's.

[Lumpy]

Got tired of trying to make it in my blender (it's possible, but a pain).

Lemon juice, raw garlic, tahini...

I saw a recipe that claimed that the dried chickpeas (you know, soak 'em overnight first, etc) work better than the canned ones. The canned chick peas don't have as good of a texture once you grind em up. I dunno, I'm just repeating it.

[James1214]

lumpy is correct regarding dried chickpeas. they work a million times better. also I learned a recipe from an Iranian chef who used half chickpeas and half fava beans. I really like it this way the fava beans add a nuttiness, the only issue is that once you rehydrate the favas you must peel each bean because the akin won't break down so it makes the hummus significantly less smooth.

[Dunedin]

I never tried roasted garlic. The fava beans idea sounds good too.

[khoomeizhi]

we used a blender the first few times, but preferred method now is to cook the hell out of the chickpeas (35-40minutes at pressure in the pressure cooker) and just mash it all by hand. much easier on clean-up.

but yeah, from-dried chickpeas > from-cans.

[MadJohnShaft]

The meat grinder kitchen aid attachment is supposed to be great for grinding chick peas... An experiment untried.

[eugenicscum]

It's spelled 'hummus' over here (India). I'm a vegetarian, and hummus + pita bread has become a recent favourite at a couple of restaurants I frequent.

Edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummus

[Demon Lung]

It's spelled 'hummus' over here (India). I'm a vegetarian, and hummus + pita bread has become a recent favourite at a couple of restaurants I frequent.

Edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummus

I think that most people everywhere spell it like that.

[Ryno]

Fresh or roasted garlic, tahini, canned chickpeas, lots of lemon juice, olive oil and a trusty food processor.  Sometimes I add a little bit of sugar or honey and a pinch of cumin or Chinese spice just to make it more exotic.  I make it all the time. Every now and then I'll make a batch with roasted red peppers or kalmata olives too. And fresh basil. But just the plain ol lemon and garlic is my favorite. And the beauty of the food processor is that you can control the consistency.

If I had to go vegan, I could live on hummus and falafel.

[MadJohnShaft]

Doesn't it need a little green to brighten it up? I like a shot of parsley.

[Ryno]

Parsley is great. When I make a container to put in the fridge I always make a little spoon pool on top, fill it with olive oil and sprinkle with paprika and parsley.  Just like the Lebanese do.

[Dunedin]

I was told long ago that humous/ hummus was Greek. When I went to Athens and asked for it the Greeks didn't have a fucking clue what I was talking about.

[yeezuz]

I was told long ago that humous/ hummus was Greek. When I went to Athens and asked for it the Greeks didn't have a fucking clue what I was talking about.

in Texas, Greek food = Persian food = Iranian food. they call the restaurants Greek restaurants so people will go and not think of the shah.

[Demon Lung]

Yeah it's those middle eastern fucks that eat hummus. Jews love the crap too. I like the one that has black olives in it. I prefer to dip my chips in queso cheese

[deleted account]

ooh, I love that kind of cheese!

[Dunedin]

ooh, I love that kind of cheese!

Start your own queso cheese thread then! 

[deleted account]

been a while since I made hummus, now I want to try the dried chickpea method with roasted tomato, fried onion/ garlic/ habanero.

weed/ pesto hummus could be a cool experiment as well

[I,Galactus]

weed/ pesto hummus could be a cool experiment as well

Off topic:  weed pesto is bomb, yo.
On topic, but gross:  hummus with too much tahini makes my ass explode.

[khoomeizhi]

made a rockin' batch recently with almond butter instead of tahini and coconut oil instead of olive oil. plus the roasted garlic and caramelized onion. excellent.

[James1214]

yo priest, we should hang out get rippin high, make a huge batch and watch some monday night football. get the good DR, effinbeans and others.

[deleted account]

I'm down, can't be at my place tho cuz I ain't got no cable.  just hella porns

[deleted account]

made my first batches from dried yesterday.  one had fried onions, garlic, serranos, tomatoes, and a raw avocado, the hot one had all that fried stuff plus Thais and habaneros, raw garlic and Thais, no avocado.  both had cumin, paprika, and a little salt.  fucking killer

[RAGER]

Yeah!  Cali style. Suck it shaft!

[MadJohnShaft]

That's fine with me, I would add lots of extras to try it out.