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Cook Time 15 minutes
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Lila chana/hara chana/fresh green chickpeas shelled and boiled (as mentioned in the story)
  • 1/4 cup lilu lasan/green garlic finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons tahini
  • 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice more if required
  • 1/4 teaspoon roasted cumin powder
  • salt to taste
  • couple of tablespoons cold water
  • red chili powder and sesame seeds to sprinkle over top

Method
 

  1. Boil the chana as instructed in the story above i.e. not in the pressure cooker but in a pan without covering it.
  2. Once the fresh chickpeas have cooled well proceed with grinding them.
  3. In a mixer jar add the green garlic, chickpeas, tahini, 2 tablespoons olive oil, lemon juice, cumin powder and salt.
  4. Grind to a very smooth paste.
  5. If you require to loosen it up a little add cold water. Never add the leftover water of cooked chana.
  6. Remove the Lila Chana-Lilu lasan Hummus in a deep plate and well it in center using the back of a spoon.
  7. Pour some olive oil on top and in the well.
  8. Sprinkle chili powder and sesame seeds.
  9. Serve with crackers of you choice