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Traditional hummus made with tahini and garlic

Traditional hummus made with tahini and garlic

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Chickpeas soaked overnight and cooked for two hours, then blended with tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and cumin: a very smooth and flavorful Israeli hummus.

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Recipe from יוני2023, Gran, ארז סגל and 3 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This traditional Israeli hummus requires a bit of patience: soaking the chickpeas overnight and a long cooking time. The result is a very smooth and creamy dip, flavored with tahini, lemon, garlic, and a hint of cumin.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time2 hr
  • Resting14 hr
  • Total16 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodcooked in water and blended
  • Estimated cost$3.47 $0.43 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

8 people
  • $0.77
  • $2.07
  • $0.28
  • $0.04
  • $0.21
  • $0.00
  • $0.05
  • $0.05

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Soak the chickpeas in water overnight. After soaking, you will have approximately 4 cups of chickpeas.
  2. Cook them in 4 liters of water at a high heat for 2 hours, skimming off any foam that forms on the surface regularly.
  3. Drain the chickpeas, reserving some of the cooking water, and then let them cool for 2 hours.
  4. Add the tahini, cooking water, salt, lemon juice, crushed garlic, sugar, cumin, and pepper. ≈ 3 min
  5. Combine everything in a blender and blend until you have a smooth paste. ≈ 4 min

The bill

Traditional hummus made with tahini and garlic

  • 400 g of dried small chickpeas$0.77
  • 240 ml of raw tahini$2.07
  • the juice of 2 lemons$0.28
  • 1 teaspoon of fine salt$0.04
  • 4 cloves of Allium sativum (garlic)$0.21
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar$0.00
  • 1/4 teaspoon of cumin$0.05
  • 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper$0.05

Total$3.47

that's $0.43 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 400 g of dried small chickpeas
  • 240 ml of raw tahini
  • the juice of 2 lemons
  • 1 teaspoon of fine salt
  • 4 cloves of Allium sativum (garlic)
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon of cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper
  • 120 ml of cooking water

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