Hummus recipe

HUMMUS
 FROM SCRATCH  RECIPE

Hummus is a middle eastern dip or spread made from cooked and mashed chickpeas mixed with salt, lemon juice and tahini which is made of seasme. Tahini is not available everywhere so I have replaced it with home-made sesame paste.

Traditionally hummus is eaten with pita bread or as an accompaniment to Falafal , grilled chicken, fish or eggplant. But now a days, all over the world it is enjoyed with tortilla chips or crackers.

Ingredients:-

Seasme seeds                        - 1/4 cup
Olive oil.                               - 3 tbsp
Soaked and boiled chickpeas- 2 cups
Garlic.                                   - 4to5 cloves
Salt                                        - 1 tsp
Lemon                                   - 1 1/2

Roasted cumin powder and little paprika to garnish

Method:

Roast Seasme seeds in a heavy bottom pan until light golden in colour. Let it cool.

Grind roasted seeds in a grinder for few seconds... scrape from sides...repeat two three times then add 1/2 tbsp of oil.
Run grinder at full speed for 30 seconds. Paste should become of running consistency.
This is our substitute of Tahini.

Now, in a big jar, add boiled chickpeas, garlic cloves, salt and Seasme paste. Run the mixer at medium speed for 2 to 3 minutes to get creamy consistency.

Add 1 1/2 tbsp of olive oil and squeeze lemon juice to this.
Run mixer to mix everything equally.

Take out in a deep bowl and sprinkle roasted cumin powder, paprika and pour rest of olive oil over it.

Enjoy with pita bread or crackers.

ACHARI CHICKEN WINGS

ACHARI CHICKEN WINGS

These chicken wings marinated in pickle spices and then grilled in oven ticks all the boxes for a perfect starter. It is super easy to make and tastes really yummy. A must try for all pickle lovers.

INGREDIENTS:

Chicken wings (skinless) -             12 -15

Ginger garlic paste            -             1 tbsp

Lemon juice                        -             2 tbsp

Red chili powder                -             1 tsp

Salt                                        -             as per taste

Curd (thick)                         -             ½  cup

Turmeric  powder               -             ½ tsp

Amchur / mango powder  -             1 tsp

Saunf/ fennel seeds            -             1 tsp

Ajwain                                   -             1 tsp

Kalaunji                                 -             1 tsp

Oil                                           -             2 tbsp

METHOD:

Clean and dry chicken wings with the help of kitchen towel or clean cotton/muslin clothes.

Mix lemon juice, ginger garlic paste, chili powder and salt and rub it over chicken wings and keep aside.

Put  curd, turmeric powder,amchur,  saunf, ajwain, kalaunji and 1 tbsp of oil in a bowl and mix it well.

Now, pour this mixture on chicken wings and mix, cover and keep it in fridge for 20 minutes or more.

Turn on oven to grill mode before putting the chicken.

Arrange chicken wings in a tray and drizzle 1 tbsp of oil and put it on the grill in oven.

Turn it once when it becomes golden on the top. Grill for another 5 minutes or till it becomes golden from both sides.

Serve hot with mint chutney.