Hummus - A Simple Hummus Recipe

[lovenow]

Who makes hummus with canned chickpeas? It's an abomination. A little more trouble to soak dried garbanzos cook and make your recipe accordingly yields a much better result.

[RecipeCook]

@lovenow an abomination? I love it when I have the time to soak and prep the beans and try to when ever I can.

[floraskitchen]

@lovenow Seriously if you have the time then why don't you cook the dried garbanzo's for us and we'll use it. Seriously do it and we'll use it!

[lovenow]

@floraskitchen Have time? You soak the garbanzos in water over night. Let's see, bag to bowl add water: 24 seconds. Following day, put on cooker for 90 minutes. Do something else while they cook. Let's see: bowl to pot to cooker: 41 seconds. Gee that was really difficult !!

[Mo3ta9em93]

hummus is an arabic word it's not from israel

[lizavino]

no! its not hummus

in israel its hummus

[ellie3637]

It was interesting because I made hummus today and when I went to get the lemons, they were accidentally frozen. Now, isn't the freezing process kill all the good vitamins like vitamin C?

[dreamerbabe1213]

hi,what did you added after yogourt?i couldnt understand...please give me reply.thanks

[RecipeCook]

@dreamerbabe1213 It's a spice called Cumin. You can find it in any grocery store and it adds a great flavor to hummus. It's one of the main ingredients in Curry powder and used in many Mediterranean, Mexican and Asian dishes.

[desicuk]

Thanks for sharing, this is an easy and healthy recipe.

[asia2me]

You had me until you used the micro wave, you altered the nutritional value of that lemon by putting it in the nukker.

[Lilylibra]

Good video. Some great tips, thanks.

[MeKL1st]

thank you for this incredible recipe.

how long can I keep it ?

[ixkey]

! Yum all up :o)

[AnonymousAsianGaming]

Thanks for explaining so thoroughly and all the details and tips!Great video and thanks for the help!

[RecipeCook]

@AnonymousAsianGaming I'm glad you liked the video! It was fun to create.

[AnonymousAsianGaming]

@RecipeCook Also,why don't you make videos anymore?

[RecipeCook]

@AnonymousAsianGaming More to come!

[FallOutEagle]

Come to Israel to eat some real hummus!

[sharangcool]

@FallOutEagle I would if i could, man!

[m1occonor]

perfect, thanx

[BWCmike]

why does everyone use canned beans?

[Uptown69Boyz]

i love ur recipes, but i hv a question. why most of ur dishes are arabic, r u arabian originally? if not then im impressed how good u do arabic food

[lslavychecker]

lLOVE IT ...but I skip oil and use one avocado...to lahko naredis iz vsakega skuhane fizola samo ga zmeckas in das zacimbe,,,

[enterprise11209]

I tried this specially receipe...it's great and délicious!!! Thank you Rita.

[ouchthattotallyhurts]

You are BRILLIANT. Looks delicious!

[quinxxie]

I don't mean to brag! I don't mean to boast!

But I got HUMMUS for this mini toast!

OHHHHHHHHH~!!

HUMMMUUUUUUUSSS!



[shizophrenovlaviosis]

Hello!

do you have any roots from Greece?

[reikodiana]

Ahh delicious...

[PAU31090]

Nice recipe... but olive oil is not healthy :P it's just vegetable fat

[TickleMehNancy]

@PAU31090 riggghhhhttt

[azurenscens]

the reason i'm here is because i've been eating humus and pretzel crackers while laying down in a reclined position and now my throat feels like it's closing up...i mean, i cannot bre-*VARIOUS TYPES OF CHOKING SOUNDS BEING MADE* ...death by hummus....

[Lythya]

So when you use them directly from a can you don't need to boil them?

[pukapa]

It took ages tio prepare the fecking hummus here!!

[29aseem]

was there in lebonon for 6 months and fell in love with cusine there .............i have seen 100 videos for the recipe but urz is very informative. small things like oil on top of paste and lemon freezing is very helpful .....great video ...............

[1Mafioso4]

i'm eating hummus right now :)

[chachachic14]

Hummus is yummus

[pathw72]

I moved to Thailand (from Texas) and here there is definatly no Hummus. Luckily my friends mailed me Tahini and I tried your recipe today. Though it was thicker than I normally like it, it was still very delicious and made me feel like I was back home again. I even made homemade pita bread. Thanks for posting!

[shosho6639]

yay im eatting hummus :D

[mariposamorena2007]

This was my first time making hummus and I am so glad I found your recipe. It is delicious!

[1085raggmopp]

That would be good with pita bread and sautéed lamb

[RHeikenfeld]

Smilingpegasus

Awesome - and what a healthy treat for those kids.

Rita

[Smilingpegasus]

My kids and I made this twice already and we love it!! the recipe is so simple and delish !!

[nabatiTV]

Yoghurt to hummus? What for? Tahini + Lemon + chickpea + olive oli and that's it!

[ohemilyanne]

how can she resist licking that spatula mmmmmmmmm hummus!

[P3pperjam]

Thank you for this, hummus is very expensive about $5 for a small dish of it, split between the 7 people in my family it goes quickly. I plan on mass producing you recipe. :)

[RecipeCook]

@P3pperjam I hope you and the rest of the family like it!

[TheShamanking44]

thumbs up if zohan led you here :)

[marboeus]

Great recipe! Subscribed.

[strangeromance1]

I think I've watched about 5 different YouTube videos on making hummus and when I was watching yours, I forgot I was watching YouTube and had to remind myself that I wasn't watching a spot on The Today Show or a clip from a cooking network. You're excellent! I really like hummus but, I don't like sesame seed or Tahini. Can the Tahini be substituted with something else?

[Trashfished]

@strangeromance1 try substituting tahini with vegemite.

[strangeromance1]

@Trashfished Thank you for the tip, I really appreciate it - yet I think I found a type of tahini I don't mind:)

[Yeshuamysavior1]

You are a wonderful communicator! great video.

thank you so much for your good tips about calcium in garbanzo beans. I am always trying to find good calcium.

[RecipeCook]

@Yeshuamysavior1 Thank you so much for the note! You made my day. @Recipecook from Abouteating

[rainriders]

wow what a healthy looking food! no need of digestion.

[RecipeCook]

I like all the variations you all are doing to the recipe.

[mikagorlovski]

I am from Isreal so i eat alot of hummus....but yours is very good!!!!

[BluefruitNMusicSnow]

@highwedgie You mean "chick peas"

[Theoden2001001]

@BluefruitNMusicSnow Actually the word Hummus means chick peas in Lebanon, we call the dish hummus as well. So yea he/she meant chickpeas just saying it in his/her language

[johnhurt888]

i like the tip about tahini storage

[highwedgie]

Canned Hummus? come on! how hard is it to boil hummus in water?

[yukisuperstylish]

it's yummy with Arabic bread ;)

[RecipeCook]

Has anybody made this with cilantro and/or roasted red peppers?

[NabeelPer]

@RecipeCook followed your recipe last sunday, with twist of putting in fresh ground red chillies , to make it more suited for the sub-continent pallet. The other thing was i also added Olive oil while it was in the food processor.

Turned out absolutely delicious everyone loved the texture and the bite of red chillies. Thanks for this great recipe.

[bigj70634]

@RecipeCook Yes I try different herbs. Mint, artichoke, even made a black bean hummus!

[ashiqrather]

thanks ,,,

[RecipeCook]

Great tip - thanks for sharing.

Rita

[jbadal1]

What you could do is mince your fresh garlic and put into a jar w olive oil and store it in the fridge. Always ready for salad dressings, hummus or whatever you need.

[larry89]

I LOVE HUMMUS its delicious when in a chicken wrap

[RecipeCook]

Interesting - one of my cousins never puts yogurt in hers; My mom did so that's how I make it.

[tallevin94]

don't add yougurt, we don't eat original hummus like that in the middle east

[beerbrewer737]

Looks great!

[ervenpatron12]

you've got a frozen lemon

[gabbercharles]

@ervenpatron12 exactly what i have been thinking. hahahahahah

[RecipeCook]

I think you'd have to have something to dunk it in, but I've been known to take a spoon and dig in.

[TheSugarplum770]

Can you eat it by itself? Looks great. I am going to give this a shot. TFS.

[majid7kjl]

i love hummus !!!

[saramanzoor]

Thank you Rita for sharing wonderful recipe

[deema96]

I eat hummus every day :D I also make it!

[marthaa25colmenero]

Don't worry she is going to recycle the can, calm down!!

[marthaa25colmenero]

People!! Why instead of learn or enjoy this recipe, you need to stay criticize?

[TearsofaGhost]

i'm hungry

[MrKangavar]

plz recycle your can, don't just throw in the garbage bin

[AlcoholLevel]

hummus is not albanian or lebanese, its origin is from Canada. So there.

[Rao665]

@AlcoholLevel

only thing canadians make is fried whale. Hummus is a cambodian invetion assprick

[AlcoholLevel]

@Rao665 heh

[Sweet26Heart]

@AlcoholLevel  it's lebanese idiot -_-

[ritah2108]

I have made this with dried chickpeas and, you're right, that's the best way to make them but for those who can't/don't want to go to the trouble, rather than not making it at all, I say go for the canned.

[HeyNonyNonymous]

you DON'T wanna start with a can of chickpeas. You wanna start with uncooked bulgarian chickpeas and cook them from scratch.

[VirtuosoX1]

No no no no not a canned of chick peas, make them and use the water for flavour ;D

[ritah2108]

Well, food should be fun and I really love to pass on heirloom recipes like this. Let me know how you like it.

[AsifBok]

That does it! I'm going out right this minute to buy some tahini :-)

Thanks, I enjoyed the video as you have a good tempo and cut out the "boring" bits.

[marudell]

i love hummus and red bell pepper :) definitely going to try this recipe

[christalbabyboo00]

thankx for the lecture about lemons !! :) ...

[blue5522]

I've had tahini in my fridge for probably 2 years! It keeps fine. I should probably use it though. LOL

[Scone54]

Haha “when its frozen hard you’ve got a frozen lemon”

[RecipeCook]

@deedevinebrake How about cucumbers, watercress and a bit of feta? ~Rita from AboutEating com

[allscreennameshavebe]

@deedevinebrake Brie, roast red pepper and hummus with rocket and spinach

[TheBladeEdge]

@deedevinebrake Hey veggie man, meat isn't all that bad, you just have to eat it in small amounts, and maybe once a week, for it to be good and useful. Back in the old times,when meat wasn't mass produced, almost everyone was a vegetarian, even in times of war, we knew how to eat without slaughtering animals. They ate old animals, or the ones with broken legs which could not heal. At least that's how it was like in Serbia 80-90 years ago.

[running90away]

this is awesome. Thanks for all the tips.. YOU ARE GREAT!

[guiding5]

Humus without olive oil is blasphemy! And the oil used is not looking olive at all!

Don't use conserved peas, buy dried ones, boil and cook for 10 minutes.

Don't freeze your lemon, nor microwave em. If you want to conserve vits ;)

Rita, come to Israel/Lebanon/Syria to learn how to make real humus :)

[AsifBok]

@guiding5 I'm fully with you on the olive oil part... people please do choose GOOD olive oil when you are using it as an ingredient as it makes a BIG difference. There are many different varieties of olives (which is a fruit) and each variety produces an oil with a distinct taste too.

[guiding5]

Humus without olive oil is blasphemy!

Don't use conserved peas, buy dried ones, boil and cook for 10 minutes.

Don't freeze your lemon, nor microwave em. If you want to conserve vits ;)

Rita, come to Israel/Lebanon/Syria to learn how to make real humus :)

[KoolJayJ]

even though hummus kind of looks like diarrhea.... i still love it

[LaTopher]

Of god guys, it's not lebanese, turkish, egyptian, greek, isralie or whatever, it's freaking middleastern/african. We all influenced each other, so we all eat many of the same food.

[rencrow]

@LaTopher

Historically it originates from ancient lebanon.

[Evanlegravely]

Well done, but if you want more flavor I suggest 4-5 cloves of garlic and a tablespoon of cumin. Season it with Paprika for some extra zing. If you want it spicy, chop of a jalapeno pepper and toss that in!

[RENEDU2]

thanks Rita..rock n roll

[olefunk13]

@Rac665 Where do Greeks fit in this? Hummus ain't greek. Show some reason there.

[Sternschnuppen85]

This sounds like a wonderful recipe! :) Do you eat it with pita chips then? Or what type of chip tastes the best with hummus?

[candypopsodachloe]

it's actually lebanese,middle eastern but lebanese dish.

[Rac665]

@candypopsodachloe

No its not biatch. its Babylonian.

[candypopsodachloe]

@Rac665 no need for the bad language,i see how youve been brought up and yes it's lebanese!

[UniqueMonique513]

I heard that stuff tastes nasty!! lol Thats all they ate on that movie (Don't Mess with the Zohan"!!

[poicelle48]

Thank you for posting this recipe. I recently fell in love with hummus, but like you said, it's expensive at the store. What a better way than to make my own. Thank you for sharing your family recipe.

[djgambitron]

never been able to get a smooth blend with either my little food processor no matter how long i run it or with a mortar & pestle either. i thought the taste of canned garbanzos is nasty too. soaked & boiled dry beans have a much more buttery taste. maybe i bought a bad brand of garbanzos.

i probably need a better food processor. i can get the flavor of corner store hummus, but just can't it smooth & chunk free. i was hoping to find some secret technique to get that pudding smooth texture.

[ppines1]

It looks like you didn't recycle that chickpea can.

[CaledoniaJeanne]

@ppines1 - Oh, pah-leeez!

[veganboxer]

Being a vegan she lost me with the yogurt

[javipaz]

thanks for sharing your recipe and your tips!

I love hummus but I didn't know how to do cook it, now I'm going to eat a loooooooooot of hummus, thank you!

greetings from Chile

[cinqmars]

Your olive oil is very pale... Is it an american olive oil ? Lol

[yushra]

can we try with dried chick peas...boil them??

im doing hummus for the first time...seems pretty easy

hope my home-made tahini suit the recipe...

thanks a lot for sharing :)

[m33lad]

I WOULDN'T buy those BEANS IN CAN!! GOD KNOWS how long they been sitting in those cans for!!! 

[TrenchtownBongs]

throwing in red bell pepper, garlic, and jalapeno makes an amazing hummus also

[KINGROOSTER45]

finally, a simple to do cooking vid for something healthy i like to eat. wonderful stuff :)

[valnaples]

Very good video...I've been making hummus for a few years now...the only small tip that I would add is to try adding some LEMON ZEST to the hummus along with fresh lemon juice...very very good! Thanks, Rita, for a great video!

[0987654321libra]

Excellent video.

[zahi745]

My mom makes hummus also.  It's amazing! It's also really good with fries. Never had it with yogurt, might try it.

You should try out for food network.

[joni075]

hummus is lebanon food im from leanon -.- hummus is my faforite food !!

[JeanneRousseau]

You go, Rita!  I love this stuff!

[bucktheusa]

First rate! Picture, audio, and presentation were done amazingly!

This IS a home-made production right?....

If it was, you were born for this kind of thing.

Congrats on 50K hits!

Going to try this with roasted garlic...

[RecipeCook]

@bucktheusa I volunteer and work with a community access videographer (who is a professional). We film in a firehouse kitchen here in Cincinnati. Do let us know how it turns out with roasted garlic. Sounds yummy! Rita from AboutEating

[inkster69]

@RecipeCook Your channel can easily get partnership and you can start making money from this!

[omarrr707]

LOVE LOVE LOVE .. HUMMUS FTW

[watchthemoviefitna]

Thanks for the tip on the lemons!

[TheMooseman1971]

hummus !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, yeh duck, yum yum.

[HBTAKEUCHI]

Love it Thanx for sharing!

[RecipeCook]

@HBTAKEUCHI I'm glad you liked it. ~ Rita from AboutEating.

[boxgoblin]

Awesome! This is a great video, thanks.

[Phoeniciandiet]

I love hummus; I am Lebanese, and always have problems finding good hummus in the States. I also prepare it myself. Very nice video. I started filming videos, too, but not as good as you are :) I am still learning how to film and post my videos.

[smideysaks]

this is chummus the way it should be

[20019988]

i agree this is the best recipe i loved her style ,demonstration and tips love it

[Phoeniciandiet]

@20019988 i agree; i love her video, too - definitely better than mine

[maptlbh]

oohhhh....you hot lebenise-hummus-making-mama. ewwwwooooo wwwwoooowww  .....think i'm in loooovvee

[starryian007]

Thank you Recipe Cook. A great recipe. I will try this myself as I love humus.

Thanks for posting!

[mar109us]

Do you need to store the tahini in the fridge? I don't.

[iiiiiccccc]

I just love how you present this recipe, how you basically make a little show of it, but with integrity and anecdote. I may not make sense, but anyway... love it and will make it tomorrow. I had humus in London when my Libanese friend made it for me and I probably won't do that amazing a job, but I will try. Apart from the Tahini (sp?) I have all the ingredients. Will buy it then. Thanks! You should have TV show. x

[iiiiiccccc]

Thank you so much!

[arm123arm456]

Zohan like hummus

[oldskoolmacboy]

I just don't understand why people like Humus? I guess Iv'e got no sense of humus he he

[UnsoughtReality]

This is the best recipe ive ever found for hummus [and ive tried many!] The yogurt and cumin really makes it delicious.

[TheLebanesewoman]

I am lebanese and i always eat hummus but i didn't know that yogurt & kammoun are to be added to this plate !! Sincerely, it didn't inspire me a lot but i might try it this way one day

[Berialavrenti]

actually moroccan hummus where the chickpeas are steamed fresh and the olive oil used is very very dark tastes better!

[mtnluke]

you should never use minced garlic! Fresh garlic is cheap enough and minced garlic DOES taste different than the crap minced garlic in a jar!

[starryian007]

@mtnluke You can mince garlic simply in a garlic press. All you need are around 3 cloves, crush it with the garlic press and put it into the humous before processing. Tastes delicious and not like the crap you get in supermarkets/

[LC0821GAGA]

do you really need Tahini?

[fatdanios]

Yes on the Tahini. It really does impart a certain special flavor to the hummus. I would not use as much olive oil as she does. At least not add more to the top.

I thought that her lemon tips were good!

[terrysan]

That's a lot of damn oil she used...

I don't care what she says about olive oil being "healthy"....THAT'S A LOT.

[loperspest]

@terrysan

Not really when you consider how it is distributed throughout the entire mass. When you consider the fat content of mayonnaise or cream cheese, it isn't that much.

[eatingperson]

3:53

Kuhmoon? We call it kuhmoon? Who calls it kuhmoon? Who is we? I've never heard anyone call it kuhmoon. It's spelled cumin, I'm not sure how you would get kuhmoon.

Heiken! Heiken!

[astros87]

Cumin is native to the middle east and its pronounce Kammūn in Arabic.

[godwillhunting2]

excellant...i'm just getting into healthy cooking and humus keeps show up...i'm gonna try this...thank you very much...great tip on freezing lemons too....your a sweetheart :)

[liyish]

Thanks for showing us how to make it...

It is very expensive in the stores..

[splashie777]

i wouldnt just dip food in it. id dip my head in!

i think im addicted to the stuff now - i eat it with practically every meal and its not really that bad for you and its helped me cut down on loads of junk food for healthy alternatives =]

[tosikuai]

can i just add sesme seeds?

[gart97]

Why are some morons trying to make food a political issue? Hummus might have originated in Lebanon, but is enjoyed throughout the Middle East and now worldwide. So eat and enjoy together and stop arguing!

[vidbyvid]

humus is palestinian/lebanese/syrian fucking thick jews tryin to take it

[splashie777]

i had hummus 6 months ago and now i have to eat it with everything! i mean seriously - like meet the Zohan everything - its AMAZING!

[lifewithoutmusik]

i been there i just want to bath in it

[levynatan]

Humus with lemon? and can garbazoz :( please this an american style garbanzo salsas not humus the thina is opcional real humus is garbanzos oil and spices but nice recipe if you dont know the real humus

[Lolzerzomg]

My cousins are first generation Arab immigrants from Ramallah and they tell me that Hummus has Lemon and Tahini in it...and they make Hummus all the time.

But I guess any "dip"/snack/cultural food such as this will have many deviations over the centuries, this is a really old dish.

[eatingperson]

I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't put lemon in their hummus. Why wouldn't you want lemon?

[levynatan]

Because in the mediterranean food are many sour dressings to combinate with meal or even with humuss the thina is prepared with lemon, or the labne is sour but the humus is to taste a creamed and soft taste of garbanzos not to aded to food sour (personal opinon) but I respect all kind of taste every one likes

[PhoenixzLife]

Nice video Thanks

[RMCrowley]

yummy but i got fresh garbanzooooos

[bluethunder25]

I had some hummus at college today and it was delicious. Now I'm completely addicted to it!!!

what is the