Best Spicy Indian Style Hummus Recipes

SPICY HUMMUS

Steps:

• Place the chickpeas, 2 tablespoons of the reserved liquid, the tahini, garlic, lemon juice, Tabasco, and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and process until coarsely pureed. The hummus should be moist and thick; add more lemon juice or reserved chickpea liquid to thin, if necessary. Cover and refrigerate for several hours for the flavors to blend. Taste for seasonings. Place the hummus in a serving bowl and drizzle Sriracha over the top. Sprinkle with the pine nuts and a drizzle of olive oil.

SUPREMELY SPICY HUMMUS

Steps:

• Combine tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cayenne pepper, cumin, salt, sesame oil, and hot sauce in a food processor or blender; blend until very smooth, about 3 minutes. Add garbanzo beans and blend for 2 minutes. Add water and blend for 3 minutes more. Chill in refrigerator.

INDIAN SPICED HUMMUS

Steps:

• First combine the spices (turmeric, garam masala, cumin seeds, and cayenne) in a small, dry pan and toast over medium heat for about 45 seconds until very fragrant. Remove from the heat.
• In a food processor, combine the chickpeas (drained and rinsed from the can), tomato paste, toasted spices, salt, garlic, and ginger. Blend while slowly adding the olive oil. If your processor doesn't allow for adding oil while it is on, you can just add it in batches, scraping down the sides of the bowl in between.
• Blend until very smooth. Top with a big squeeze of fresh lemon juice and about tablespoon or a little less of chopped cilantro.

RED ONION & INDIAN-SPICED HUMMUS

Steps:

• In a non-stick pan heat 1 tbsp of the oil, then fry the onion until soft and lightly browned. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
• Toast the spices for a couple of mins on a low heat, then remove from the heat and grind to make a powder. In a food processor, blitz together the chickpeas, lemon juice, tahini, spices, some salt, the coriander and red onion until smooth.
• Tip into a serving bowl and dress with the remaining olive oil. Warm the pitta breads and serve alongside the hummus.

HUMMUS-INDIAN STYLE

Steps:

• In a food processor, blend chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, agave, turmeric, curry, garlic, chile, salt, pepper, and water until smooth.
• Once the hummus is smooth, add the raisins and pulse in the food processor until evenly distributed. *Don't over process the raisins*.
• If using raisins, you may want to cut back on the agave. Just use your judgment and personal preference. Same with the chile. I like it spicy, so I use more.
• If using cilantro, stir in by hand or just sprinkle over the top.
• You can easily cut this recipe in half.
• Store in the refrigerator.
• This is good with celery, carrots, all colors of bell peppers, spread on naan, pita chips, use in sandwich or wrap, etc.
• This recipe makes approximately 24 (2-tablespoon) servings (3 cups).