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Fatteh hummus, a chickpea-based dish with yogurt and tahini

Fatteh hummus, chickpea fatteh with yogurt and tahini

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Damascus Fatteh: Arabic bread soaked in chickpea broth, topped with chickpeas and a sauce made with yogurt, tahini, garlic, and lemon, and finished with c…

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Recipe from سونيا العواملة, MrJoker07, Mdktb and 3 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Very popular in the Levant, especially in Damascus, where it is also known as “tasqiyeh,” fatteh is often the main dish for Friday breakfast, when the whole family gathers together.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting8 hr
  • Total9 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$4.35 $1.09 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.69
  • $0.01
  • $1.70
  • $0.11
  • $0.09
  • $1.59
  • $0.03
  • $0.13

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the chickpeas and soak them in boiling water with a pinch of baking soda for 8 hours (or overnight).
  2. Drain them, cook them in water, and save the cooking water.
  3. Combine a portion of the chickpeas with the yogurt, tahini, garlic, lemon juice, a little of the cooking water, and salt. ≈ 4 min
  4. Cut the bread into medium-sized pieces and soak them in the hot cooking water.
  5. Spread the bread on a plate, add the remaining chickpeas, and drizzle with the sauce. ≈ 4 min
  6. Melt the clarified butter and pour it over the top, then sprinkle with cumin and chili flakes or sumac.
  7. Garnish with fried shallots and chopped parsley. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Fatteh hummus, chickpea fatteh with yogurt and tahini

  • 200 g of dried chickpeas (1 cup)$0.69
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda$0.01
  • 3 tablespoons of tahini$1.70
  • lemon juice$0.11
  • 1 clove of garlic$0.09
  • 3 tablespoons of clarified butter (samneh)$1.59
  • salt$0.03
  • Ground red chili pepper or sumac$0.13

Total$4.35

that's $1.09 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 200 g of dried chickpeas (1 cup)
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 250 g of yogurt (1 cup)
  • 3 tablespoons of tahini
  • lemon juice
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 2 Arabic loaves of bread
  • 3 tablespoons of clarified butter (samneh)
  • salt
  • A pinch of cumin
  • Ground red chili pepper or sumac
  • Pine nuts and parsley for decoration

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