Smoked Paprika Hummus

A Levantine dip / spread prepared with mashed and creamy chickpeas blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic with a smoky flavor of Paprika.

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Soaking Time for Chickpeas: 08 hours

Chilling Time: 01 hour

Serves: 4

Ingredients and Quantity:

Chickpeas, soaked overnight, drained and cooked: 325 gm.

Garlic, crushed- 06 cloves

Smoked paprika- ½ tsp.

Cayenne pepper- ¼ ^th tsp.

Cumin- 1/4^th tsp.

Lemon juice- 01 tsp.

Extra virgin olive oil- 02 tbsp. / or more as desired

Tahini- 1/4^th cup

Water, reserved – 1/4^th cup

Salt- to taste

For the garnish:

Smoked Paprika: ¼th tsp.

Extra Virgin olive oil for drizzling: 01 tbsp.

Method:

1. Add all ingredients to a food processor and blend until smooth
2. Chill in the refrigerator , covered with a cling wrap for an hour before serving
3. Garnish with smoked paprika and a drizzle of olive oil.
4. You may serve with Lavash.

Chef Tips:

Reserve the water in which the chickpeas were boiled, it can be used for blending the ingredients for Hummus.