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🍽️ Creamy Chickpea Dip
182 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 250 g dried chickpeas
- 3 garlic cloves
- salt
- 1 red chili pepper
- 2 sprigs cilantro
- 1 lemon
- 50 g tahini (sesame paste)
- 0.25 tsp cumin
- 4 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- 1. Place the chickpeas in a bowl and cover them with plenty of water. Let them soak overnight.
- 2. Drain the soaking water. Cover the chickpeas with fresh water and simmer them for about 40 minutes until soft.
- 3. Pour the cooked chickpeas into a colander. Rinse them under cold water to cool them down.
- 4. Peel the garlic cloves and chop them finely.
- 5. Add the chopped garlic and a pinch of salt to a mortar. Pound the mixture until it forms a fine paste.
- 6. Wash the chili pepper and remove the seeds.
- 7. Finely chop the chili pepper.
- 8. Wash the coriander leaves and shake them dry.
- 9. Finely chop the coriander leaves.
- 10. Squeeze the lemon to extract the juice.
- 11. Puree the drained chickpeas in a blender or with an immersion blender.
- 12. Add the garlic paste, chopped chili, tahini paste, lemon juice to taste, cumin, and oil to the chickpea mixture.
- 13. Blend everything again until you achieve a smooth consistency.
- 14. Season the dip with salt to taste.
- 15. Cover the bowl and refrigerate the dip for 30 minutes.
- 16. Serve the finished dip and sprinkle it with the chopped coriander leaves.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 182
- Protein: 7 g · Fett/Fat: 10 g · Carbs: 16 g