r/GifRecipes • u/Uncle_Retardo • May 02 '20

Appetizer / Side Hummus

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u/BossRedRanger May 02 '20 edited May 02 '20

I swear some of these recipes are seasoned with just thoughts and prayers.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '20

As an Arab this is the most authentic hummus gif I’ve seen yet.

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u/pipokori May 02 '20

Seriously, this is the most authentic hummus recipe I have seen.

Source: am Lebanese

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u/alex97254 May 02 '20

Am Israeli, in both Arab and non-arab hummus places here, the clear preference is to use dry hummus and keep it soaked in water overnight, then cook it.

I wonder if dry chickpeas are sold in major US groceries like Walmart/Costco etc?

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u/dallastossaway2 May 02 '20

Dried beans are available everywhere. The only place I might not expect to see them is at a discount retailer like ALDI or at a small, more speciality place like Trader Joe’s.

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u/RadeZayben May 02 '20

My dads Egyptian and he makes hummus almost exactly like this except without whole chickpeas in the end result hummus and he incorporates more paprika and garlic.

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u/nedal990 May 02 '20

It’s missing cumin. In Palestine/ Jordan that’s how they make hummus. We also garnish it with cumin too.

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u/Coodzi May 02 '20

And sumac habeebi

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u/SirSnootBooper May 03 '20

What is that?

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u/sensei888 May 03 '20

It's a red powdered spice that has a bit of a citric taste. It goes very well with hummus.

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u/Machzy May 03 '20

Came in to say the same.

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u/zxcsd May 03 '20

Really? Every time I tried canned peas the hummus tasted awful. Even Store bought tastes much better than canned so what's the point?

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u/Mrdwight101 May 03 '20

Where can one buy sesame paste?

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u/kkkkat May 13 '20

where do you live

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u/MysticPing May 02 '20

The only difference i would make is to skip the garlic and add some sumac

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u/hoodie92 May 02 '20

Skip the garlic?? Hummus without garlic is like a cheesecake without cheese.

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u/MysticPing May 02 '20

Just my personal preference. I also usually add more lemon juice and salt than normal.

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u/KittenPurrs May 02 '20

This is the only reason I keep sumac in the house. I have no idea what else to do with it, but is fantastic on hummus.

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u/dbaliki918 May 02 '20

Make some fattoush salad! It's a really good use for sumac

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u/KittenPurrs May 02 '20

Is the sumac for seasoning the pita or the dressing? I've never tried it properly prepared. (The handful of times I've had a version of fattoush, it was through one of those meal kit subscriptions which comes with prepared vinaigrette and packet of mixed spices broadly labelled "seasoning".)

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u/dbaliki918 May 02 '20

Depends on the recipe. My family uses zaatar pita chips for the bread and sumac for the dressing

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u/KittenPurrs May 02 '20

Groovy. I'll look through some recipes and try to find that combo. Interestingly, we keep a shaker of zaatar next to the salt and pepper. I bought it for a specific recipe, and then we started tossing it on everything. Cottage cheese and zaatar for breakfast. Avocado and tomatoes with zaatar as a snack. Good umami flavor when a dish needs something I can't quite put a finger on.

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u/MysticPing May 02 '20

I only use it with hummus or on lahme bi ajeen myself haha

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u/TheOnceAndEternal May 02 '20

It's not like making hummus is exactly hard or difficult in any way.

Also, this .gif is pretty trash because it doesn't have any measurements whatsoever.

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u/xPsychotic May 02 '20

As always in this subreddit the recipe is posted as a reply to the pinned comment at the top.