Hummus without tahini is my go-to hummus choice when I am simply craving for it and don’t have tahini sauce handy. This easy, simple yet delicious hummus was made with just 5 ingredients like chickpeas, cumin, salt, oil, and garlic.
What is hummus?
Hummus is a popular Middle Eastern dip, spread recipe that is served with Middle Eastern breads like pita and crackers too. The main ingredients of the recipe are chickpeas and sesame.
However, Today’s recipe is made without sesame sauce which is called tahini yet delicious.
Hummus history
There is no concrete evidence found about the origin of the hummus recipe however, hummus is a widely popular Middle Eastern recipe.
Can we store this hummus?
YES! You can store this hummus. it will stay fresh for 3 to 4 days when stored in a refrigerator. You can even deep freeze this hummus too. I have deep freeze this hummus for a month. Use a freezer-friendly zip-lock bag and you are good to go for a month 😉
Reasons to love this hummus,
- number 1 – Easiest hummus recipe ever! feel free to use canned chickpeas if you are crazily craving for hummus 😉
- number 2 – made with just 5 ingredients, can you believe it?
- number 3 – freezer-friendly recipe. Ohhh yeah!
- number 4 – this recipe is my very personal recommendation 😉
Ingredients
Chickpeas – soaked and boiled chickpeas are used here. I have soaked chickpeas overnight and pressure cook it. I later freeze these boiled chickpeas and using them in this hummus recipe. You can even use canned chickpeas.
Garlic – garlic cloves really enhances the taste of this hummus.
Other – salt, oil, cumin, and lemon juice are other ingredients I used in this recipe.
How to make hummus without tahini?
Take out the chickpeas from the freezer if using frozen chickpeas. If you are using fresh chickpeas then drain out all the liquid you added while boiling chickpeas.If you are using canned chickpeas, drain chickpeas and keep it aside.
Transfer chickpeas, garlic cloves, salt, cumin, and oil into a blender. Churn smooth. Transfer into a bowl and top it with some more oil.
Enjoy!
More recipes on the blog,
- how to make tahini from scratch
- falafel at home
- how to cook chickpeas in instant pot(without soaking)
Hummus without tahini
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups boiled chickpeas, or 1 can chickpeas
- salt to taste
- ½ cup olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- lemon juice , optional
Instructions
- Take out the chickpeas from freezer if using frozen chickpeas. If you are using fresh chickpeas then drain out all the liquid you added while boiling chickpeas.If you are using canned chickpeas, drain chickpeas and keep it aside.
- Transfer chickpeas, garlic cloves, salt, cumin and oil into a blender.
- churn smooth. Transfer into a bowl and top it with some more oil.
- enjoy!
This is brilliant! I like hummus a lot, but rarely have tahini on hand. So I rarely make hummus. Definitely will be trying this — thanks.
We are huge hummus lovers too! Skipping the tahini is a great idea as you don’t really notice the difference without it. Healthy and delicious!
thank you dear 🙂
Excellent !!!
I make all sorts of spreads using chickpeas. I don’t always call them hummus, but that’s basically what they are. Mine, of course, never have garlic… But they are all good just the same! I love that you don’t let the missing tahini stop you from enjoying this delicious dish. Happy New Year!