Roasted garlic & turmeric hummus and beetroot hummus
Kitchen Mai
Two lovely looking, delicious and loaded with health benefits hummus recipes. Dig into the creaminess with some toasted breads and crackers or just anything you like. They are wonderful as a dip too!
½cupreserved chickpeas waterif cooking at home, use the water left after boiling the chickpeas
2tbsptahini
3-4clovesgarlic
2tbspfresh turmeric rootpeeled and roughly chopped
2tbsplime juice
¼cupextra virgin olive oil
salt to taste
For garnishing
1tbspextra virgin olive oil
1tspred chilli flakes
1tbspcoriander/parsleychopped
For the beetroot hummus
1cupchickpeascooked/canned
¼cupbeetrootboiled and roughly chopped
½reserved chickpeas waterif cooking at home, use the water left after boiling the chickpeas
2tbsptahini
2-3cloves garlicroughly chopped
2tbsplime juice
¼cupextra virgin olive oil
salt to taste
For garnishing
1tbspextra virgin olive oil
1tspwhite sesame seeds
1tbspcoriander/parsleychopped
Instructions
To make the roasted garlic & turmeric hummus
Apply some oil to the garlic pods and place them in a pre heated oven for about 5-7 minutes at 200°C or until they are soft. Remove the garlic cloves from their skins
In a blender jar, add all the ingredients (except for the chickpeas water) and give it a blitz
Keep adding the reserved water gradually, to make a smooth and creamy paste
Remove in a serving bowl and top it up with the garnishing ingredients
To make the beetroot hummus
To a blending jar, put in all the ingredients, except the chickpeas water
Add the reserved water gradually, to make a smooth and creamy paste, until everything is well combined
Remove in a serving bowl and garnish with the chopped coriander, olive oil and sesame seeds
Serve both the roasted garlic & turmeric hummus and beetroot hummus with your choice of breads, crackers, fresh vegetables etc. Enjoy!
Notes
You could also roast the garlic in a pan over a gas/induction
To make a creamy hummus, you might need 4-5 iterations with your blender/mixer. So, be patient