Hummus can be part of a healthy diet.

Hummus can be part of a healthy diet.
Tip to get best ‘ hummus’, if one soaks the chickpeas
overnight with baking soda to soften them.
Tip two make your own tahini paste, in a food processor 
or blender by grinding toasted sesame seeds.
Toast the sesame seeds in a pan over medium heat until 
golden brown, allow to cool, then grind.
RECIPE ONE :
Ingredients 1 clove garlic [cook with chickpeas], 
1 cup Chickpeas , half the liquid reserved,
4 tbsp lemon juice, 2 tbsps tahini, 1 clove garlic, chopped,
1 teaspoon salt, black pepper to taste, 2 tablespoons olive oil.
Method :
Boil the chickpeas with garlic, until soft.
In a mixer jar add chopped garlic, chickpeas ,
lemon juice, tahini, and salt in blender. Blend until creamy
and well mixed. Transfer the mixture to a medium serving bowl. Sprinkle with pepper and pour olive oil over the top.
Recipe Two for making the hummus...
1 cup dried chickpeas, 1 tsp baking soda, 3-4 large garlic cloves, unpeeled, 1\8 cup olive oil , 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin, 1\8 cup tahini, ,4-5 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, Salt , Paprik to sprinkle, 4 tbsp chopped parsley, Pita bread, for serving.
Soak the dried chickpeas in water and stir in the baking soda, keep overnight.
Drain the water and cook the chickpeas, also add the garlic cloves and bring to a boil. Simmer over moderately low heat until the chickpeas are tender, about 40 minutes.
Keep little water, puree the chickpeas with 1/2 cup of the reserved cooking water, 1/4 cup of the olive oil and 4 cloves of garlic. Add the cumin along with 1/8 cup of the tahini and lemon juice and grind until creamy. Season the hummus with salt. Sprinkle the hummus with the cumin and paprika. Also drizzle olive oil on top.
RECIPE THREE FOR HUMMUS..
Contributed by Meghna Chowdhary..
The recipe with photo has been posted with a picture.
You need a paste called Tahini.. which is generally difficult
2 get in India. So you can make it.
Grind 1 cup of Seasme seeds with 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
till its a smooth paste.
Next, also grind separately 1 cup boiled Chana/Chick peas,
a few cloves of garlic, 1 Tbsp of Tahini paste (recipe above),
a squeeze of Lemon and Salt to taste.
Grind till smooth and no lumps. Serve with Pita bread, fresh mint leaves, onions, tomatoes and pickled cumbers and chillies.