Kerala x Lebanon

Kerala tadka hummus

Name: Kerala tadka hummus
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups boiled, warm chickpeas, boiled; 6 tbsp tahini; 3 tbsp lemon juice; 2 cloves garlic; Salt, to taste; 4 tbsp ice cold water; 2 tbsp fresh grated coconut; 2 tbsp coconut oil; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp urad dal (split black gram); 2 sprigs curry leaves; 2 broken dried red chilli; a pinch asafoetida; 1 tsp finely chopped ginger; 1/4 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; 3 warmed, in wedges pita bread; 1 in sticks cucumber; 2 in sticks carrot

Silky hummus with a curry leaf tadka poured in hot. The crackle is the doorbell.

20 minTime

12 gProtein each

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The original

360kcalsame

12 gproteinsame

9 gfibresame

20minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Chickpeas, boiled2½ cups, boiled, warm

Tahini6 tbsp

Lemon juice3 tbsp

Garlic2 cloves

Saltto taste

Water4 tbsp, ice cold

Fresh grated coconut2 tbsp

Coconut oil2 tbsp

Mustard seeds1 tsp

Urad dal (split black gram)1 tsp

Curry leaves2 sprigs

Dried red chilli2, broken

Asafoetidaa pinch

Ginger1 tsp, finely chopped

Kashmiri chilli powder¼ tsp

Pita bread3, warmed, in wedges

Cucumber1, in sticks

Carrot2, in sticks

Method

5 steps

1Blend the warm chickpeas with the tahini, lemon, garlic and salt for 2 minutes. With the motor running, add the cold water and blend 2 minutes more.
2Toast the coconut in a dry pan on low heat for 2 minutes and set aside.
3Heat the coconut oil on medium heat. Add the mustard seeds and let them pop, then the urad dal until golden, then curry leaves, red chilli, asafoetida and ginger for 30 seconds. Off the heat, stir in the chilli powder.
4Swirl the hummus into a shallow bowl with a deep well in the middle. Pour in the hot tadka and scatter the coconut.
5Serve with warm pita, cucumber and carrot sticks.

Serve it like this

Swirl the hummus with the back of a spoon into rings, pour the tadka into the centre, and stand pita wedges and vegetable sticks upright in a cup beside it.

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Kerala tadka hummus

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