Anyone ever make their own humus?

ive made it a few times, but its never as good as the greek places around here.

Serops in BR makes really great Hummus by any city or restaurant's standards. So unless you need a huge amount for a party, it's not necessarily cost-efficient, and you will be hard-pressed to top their recipe.

Making terrific Hummus is a bit of an artform, it's easy to get your ratios out of whack quickly, and/or consistency.

https://www.lebaneserecipes.com/Hummus.htm

https://www.cedarseed.com/water/lebrecipes.html

YouTube Hummus Recipe

Here's what I do:
Ingredients:
1 can of chick peas,drained
3 cloves garlic
1/3 to 1/2 cup Tahini
2 or 3T. of lemon juice
2 T. parsley
1/2 t. red pepper
salt to taste(try a teaspoon to start)
1/3 to 1/2 cup olive oil
liquid from the chic peas
Method:
In a food processor,add all ingredients except for the olive oil. Blend until nearly smooth.Slowly add the olive oil in a small steam as you run the processor. The finished product should have the consistency of a thin dip and be smooth, without a rough texture. You'll process this longer than you'd think to get the texture correct. Adjust the seasonings to taste as I don't measure anything and the above amounts are approximations. Some recipes use a bit of cumin, but I don't. I do like the red pepper kick. Garnish with more parsley , paprika and olive oil if you like.

I only make my own, the recipe above will do pretty well, although most restaurants will add a little cumin. I do mine a little differently, bt I bet its about the same taste.

One difference is I just about never make just standard recipe, I will add roasted red peppers, or sun dried tomatoes, fresh basil, fresh dill, black olives, many variation are possible and delicious.

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glassman

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Glad it worked out well. I make a few gallons of that stuff every year for Christmas presents, and most like it.

I've found that adding a bit more Olive Oil than the recipe calls for helps out a lot.

Never tried adding the bean juice. I may try it next time

yes...it was average. i had to add a shite ton of olive oil at the end to make it even average.

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Huh? Try the above recipe...you'll be dragging peta bread through it 5 minutes after you start making it.

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No shite. A food processor and a can opener is all you need.

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The tahini was the hard part for me, as sesame seeds are hard to grind.

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You can buy tahini paste. No need to grind your own.