Hummus

Hummus is a protien packed bread spread or pita dip which is very easy to make at home. I have made 2 batches of hummus at home already, it turned out to be a huge success too. Most of the recipes I saw online called for raw garlic in hummus. But I thought it might be overwhelming for me to have raw garlic taste in hummus so I chose to use the garlic in brine instead. Also I had few bottles of unused garlic in brine bottles at home. :)
Hummus goes very well with toasted brown bread with a dash of nandos sauce or normal ketchup. Here goes my recipe for hummus.

Ingredients:

1. Chana/chickpeas cooked - 1 cup
2. Olive oil - 3tbs
3. Garlic in brine- 8 cloves
4. Tahini paste- 1tbs

Directions:

1. In a blender, make a paste of the above. If the mixture is too thick be generous to add more olive oil. 

*store hummus in an airtight container with olive oil as top layer for hummus. 

*for my third batch of hummus, I tried with roasted garlic(8 cloves), but it turned out to be too garlicky. So I suggest to use lesser amount of garlic if you are using roasted garlic or raw garlic. Also add salt to hummus if raw or roasted garlic is used