{"id":1636,"slug":"hummus-i","title":"Hummus I","description":null,"ingredients_raw":["1 cup dry chickpeas","Water","1 teaspoon baking soda","2–3 cloves of garlic","1 teaspoon salt","Tahini and water, to make a paste","Ground cumin","Fresh, coarsely-cut coriander leaves","Salt to taste"],"ingredients_norm":["dry chickpea","water","baking soda","garlic","salt","tahini and water to make paste","ground cumin","fresh coarsely cut coriander leaf"],"steps":["The night before you plan to cook, combine the chickpeas, 2.5 cups of water, and baking soda. Leave to soak for 6–12 hours.","Rinse.","Add the rinsed chickpeas to 3 cups of water, along with the garlic and 1 teaspoon of salt. Bring to a boil. After about 45 minutes, they should swell enough for their skins to come off. Give it a stir, and use a slotted spoon to remove as many of the skins as you can from the water.","Cover the pot and continue cooking for about 2 hours, or until they almost dissolve to a paste.","Pour out the water. If desired, some can be reserved to add later, for extra flavor.","Mash the chickpeas by pressing them through a pasta sieve or use a food processor.","Let it cool for 10 minutes.","Add tahini and water until you get the right consistency.","Season with salt, ground cumin, and coriander leaves."],"categories":["Dip recipes","Middle Eastern recipes","Vegan recipes","Side dish recipes","Recipes using chickpea","Recipes using garlic","Recipes using tahini","Boiled recipes","Naturally gluten-free recipes","Recipes using baking soda","Recipes using cilantro","Recipes using ground cumin","Recipes for hummus"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Hummus_I","source_ref":"4515548","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Hummus_I&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"716679a4d4cae7958261714cb312f01fe224cf0e9b8111935bc8c2ff4739d843","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:05Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/hummus-i"}