How To Make Authentic Lebanese Hummus

This is Maha's favorite Hummus recipe with a little design secret at the end.

1.5 Cup Garbanzo beans
1/3 Cup Tahini sauce
1/4 Cup Lemon juice
3 Tbsp Olive oil
2/3 Cup water (add slowly)
2 Medium sized cloves garlic
.5 Tsp Salt or to taste

[DiyaLalDileepLal]

I tried your trick of smoothening chickpeas before adding tahini. It really worked. Also I boiled it with baking soda. It came out very well like we get from Arabic restaurants. Thank you so much.

[sunshinelizard]

I like how they filmed into the processor to see adding the water and watched it getting more creamy, that helps me to know how to do that step.

[davidvachitis]

Thank you for correcting the mistake I've been making for years of not creaming the garbanzos before adding tahini! I thought it was because of the "skins" on the garbanzos, but now I know the real reason it hasn't been as smooth as I'd like.😀

[fjordhellas]

I just love Lebanese food! It’s one of the best and healthiest food in the world . And now, it’s becoming really popular and well known in my country Norway. I got the chance to go to beautiful Lebanon 10 years ago and that was a real revelation, wonderful country, incredible history, civilization and culture. Thank you !

[pinballwizard]

Thank you! I now finally know why my hummus wasn't smooth: I was blending together the chickpeas with the tahini and then was adding water etc.. can't wait to try again with your recipe and tips 😃

[americanescu]

I learned another wonderful trick from another wonderful Lebanese chef (which I have tried and works wonderfully well) and which I'd like to share it here. It applies to quantities of humus greater than what you'd eat the day you make it, when you'd have to keep the leftover humus in the fridge and consume it over the next few days (that happens here in my family when I make it). It has to do with using whole cloves of garlic (crushed into the mix). The freshness of the garlic deteriorates when kept in the fridge -- the taste of the humus changes the longer it stays in the fridge. Commercially produced humus contains flavor stabilizers (to maintain "freshness"). Instead of putting the entire clove of garlic and process it along with all the other ingredients, the trick is to crush the garlic cloves into a sieve then run the lemon juice through the garlic while pressing on the garlic bits with the back of a spoon, squeezing the lemon/garlic juice into a cup (run the entire lemon juice you plan to use). This way, you'll end up with only very-garlicky lemon juice sans the garlic pulp and somehow that makes the humus hold better in the fridge over the next few days. Like I said, I have tried this many times and it seems to hold true. Hope it helps. Also, the quality of the tahini used in the humus is crucial -- for perfect, mind-blowing fresh tasting humus, freshly made tahini sauce is a must, as it will, too, change taste the longer it's kept in the fridge.

[Zullala]

Thank you so much! I have a Lebanese friend who died last year and I was really missing her today. I remember her talking about tahini sauce needing to be in the hummus but I couldn't remember much else.

I made the hummus using your recipe and it tastes very familiar! Thank you for helping me feel closer to my deceased friend.

[MrLOVE]

I lost my teta last month and I got her food processor, im going to make Hummus for the first time today for my friends. Thank you so much for your help 🙏 God bless

[workingclasscook]

My husband's grandmother was Lebanese. We have many of her recipes, but the instructions are not always clear. I've done my best and been successful with many of her recipes. However, I haven't been able to get the hummus just right, but now I understand what I'm doing wrong. I didn't know you needed to blend the chickpeas before adding the tahini. I'm really thrilled to have learned this.

Your hummus looks so creamy and luxurious. I can't wait to try this with some homemade flatbread.

[elsa_young]

I made this for my lebanese boyfriend and he loved it! Used 2 cans of chickpeas and put a bit too much garlic but it tasted better than any hummus we’ve ever made. Thank you! ❤️

[gunelazarmi]

Thanks for recipe and secrets you shared with us. I always heard about hummus but never tried. Didn`t want to trie from market conserves cos I think they are taste not like hommade. I am from Azerbaijan and never taste hummus before. Made hummus with your recipe it was very tasty. My firends also liked hummus and asked for recipe. Thank you so much!

[GrandpaCanCook]

Thank you Marina. I always knew hummus is good for you, and also give you a nice full feeling. So I figured I would start eating it on a regular basis.
I went to buy some hummus at the supermarket the other day. I figured I would buy the best know and most expensive. After I looked at the label I put it back in the shelf. Main ingredient was the chick peas/garbanzo, but instead of olive oil it had canola, and it had things just listed as stabilizers and such and such agents. I figure they probably do it so it will have a better shelf life, but if you can make your own so quickly why not. I tried the way Marina made it and it was delicious. I'll be making it again.

[truthseeker]

Shukran Maha! Lebanese living in the US, love learning Lebanese recipes to stay close to my roots.

[francefradet]

Oh man Lebanese food is the best. My cousins lived in Beirut in the 1970s and loved it. Lebanese people are sophisticated and highly cultured. I used to go to Lebanese restaurants in London years and years ago. The sumach on everything lol. Good memories.

[jz]

I made your hummus recipe so many times. We love it. Thank you! 😊

[sheri]

Your home made Hummus made in a few minutes looks delicious and the finishing touches to the bowl really sets it off. I will definitely try to make it. Thank you for the recipe.

[grizzle]

Fantastic video. I've been making hummus for years but I've never seen the paprika decoration you demonstrated. 3 thumbs up!!!

[Katya-zjni]

Wonderful recipe! I buy my garbanzo beans dried now but I have loads of cans left now . I made this today and it was wonderful ❤❤❤❤

[leilareggie]

Thank you for reminding me to start with fresh beans and the baking soda. It keeps in the fridge longer and is more flavorful. I miss these foods of my childhood. I so appreciate your gifts.

[Magpie]

This is truly THE BEST hummus recipe. Will always make it this way. Thank you ❤