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Steps to make homemade tahini and hummus
- In a hot pan add 1 cup white sesame or til seeds
- Roast till they start to pop on a slow low heat
- Add the roasted sesame seed to a food processor jar
- Pulse it for a 1 minute
- Add 4-5 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Blend to a paste, transfer to a jar
- Soak 1.5 cups Channa or Chickpeas Overnight
- I used 800ml water
- Drain any excess water
- Transfer to another vessel, add 800ml water
- Pressure cook it for 5 whistles in a pressure cooker
- While it is pressure cooking, peel and cut 2 beetroots
- After the pressure is released take the chickpeas out
- Next pressure cook the beetroot for 2 whistles and 5 minutes
- Separate the chickpeas and the water
- Keep aside to cool
- Add 2 cups of the cooked chickpeas into a food processor
- Add 1 cup of the water or aquafaba
- Add 1 tablespoon of Tahini Paste
- Add 2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper
- Add 1.5 teaspoons salt
- Transfer the hummus into a bowl
- Add juice of 1 lemon
- Add the cooled, pressure cooked beetroots
- Add 1 cup of the water or aquafaba
- Add 1.5 cups of the cooked chickpeas
- Add 1 tablespoon prepared Tahini
- Add 2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper
- Add 2 teaspoons salt
- Transfer hummus to a bowl
- Add juice of 1 lemon
- Garnish with fresh coriander
- Add any remaining chickpeas as garnish
- Enjoy with breadsticks or Pita Bread!