Monday, September 20, 2010

Roasted Bell Pepper Hummus

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Mediterranean food is a favourite at home nowdays, earlier I had posted homemade pita bread n falafel with tahini sauce, however no mediterranean cuisine is complete without hummus the classic dip which can be had with fresh carrots,celery,broccoli or fresh pita bread.

Forget store bought hummus that's been sitting on the shelf for weeks. It's laden with preservatives which is very unhealthy too. There are many variation of hummus n using red bell pepper is my favourite. Adding roasted bell pepper gives it a nice smoky flavor. Here is the recipe

Ingredients:
  • 1.5 cups chickpeas (soaked overnight)
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 tsp chopped garlic
  • 2 tbsp chopped onions
  • 2 tbsp tahini sauce
  • 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/4 tsp paprika or 1/4 red chilli flakes
  • 3 tbsp chopped parsley
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 10 olives
Cooking Procedure:

Pressure cook the chickpeas with cup water, after 1 whistle switch it off n let it cool.

Roast the red bell pepper greased with oil on medium flame or in a oven for 15 min at 400 F. Peel the skin off n wash nicely if roasted on flame.

Grind all the ingredients with chickpeas n bell pepper except olive oil to a smooth paste.

Garnish with a topping of green olives n olive oil and serve with pita bread.

I am sending this roasted bell pepper hummus to

A.W.E.D.MENU hosted by niloufer started by DK

CWF: LB - Chickpeas hosted by Nithu and started by Kiran

MLLA 27 an event by Susan of The Well Seasoned Cook.

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Tags: Mediterranean, Dip, Chutney, Chickpea

61 comments:

SpicyTasty said...

Wow! Delicious looking hummus. I love it.

Unknown said...

Hi Satya,

great looking chutenye dear...lovely cliks...

Dr.Sameena@

www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com
www.lovelypriyanka.blogspot.com

Suneetha's kitchen said...

looks lovely along with olives..

Unknown said...

Hummus is always welcome....Thanks for sharing the dish.....looks so tempting ..mainly the olive toppings are too inviting....

Anonymous said...

looks really beautiful satya...love the light red color of teh hummus! and those olives sitting on top...very cute :)

Sadhana Valentina said...

Wow! Superb

chaitrali pathak said...

wat a lovely hummus...looks delicious....

Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said...

my fav with smoky red peppers....yum

Anu said...

Hi Satya..nice delicious recipe..will definitely try it out once..Thanks for sharing!!!



Anu

sanjeeta kk said...

Bell pepper in the Hummus makes it very interesting recipe, Satya. Thanks for sharing.

Prathima Rao said...

Wow...love d addition of smoked bell pepper..never knew v cud make it that way...Thx for sharing..

Anuka said...

great job satya..I like the first picture ..great presentation indeed.

Unknown said...

Healthy n tasty hummus

My Kitchen Antics said...

hummus on toast has become a fav breakfast item for us..first is jalapeno hummus and then comes bell pepper...but i havent yet tried 2 recreate it at home though

Priya Suresh said...

I love hummus with pita bread, bellpepper hummus looks colourful and yummy..

sonu said...

looks simply delicious !

Sushma Mallya said...

Nice twist to the usual hummus and roasting bell pepper and adding it is really a nice idea, good one sathya

chitra said...

Reallly good...satya

aipi said...

I am a big fan of hummus n this one is my fav..love love the roasted pepper flavor in it..looks awesome dear!

US Masala

Nandinis food said...

Hummus is very lovely! Love the colour and the olives on them! Nice with some pita bread!

Nandini's Food Page

Swathi said...

Hummus looks delicious nice to have roasted bell pepper in it.

Lav said...

have been trying to make hummus since long....waiting for the day to come hehe....Looks awesome !!

Lavanya

www.lavsblog.com

Niloufer Riyaz said...

a sure try out hummus, willl definitely try it out

Saraswathi Iyer said...

Just love them. looks tempting.

Akanksha said...

very new recipe to me....looks good..nice to know about Mediterranean cuisine

Suja Manoj said...

Wow superb, looks so good..delicious

Sarah Naveen said...

I love hummus...nice recipe..looks mouthwatering!!

Suji said...

Just need some pitas now, lovely hummus..I love Mediterranean food

Unknown said...

wow!!...I love hummus...just need some pita chips and I will be all set!!

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Loved the way you have prepared the hummus. Excellent Mediterranean recipe.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Anju Rathore said...

Hi Satya,First of all thanx for visiting my blog. You also have got a very bright and interesting space. Your latest Hummus recipe will add one more item to my chutney collection. From a long back I was planning to make this dip.

Uma said...

nice presentation with olives

Krishnaveni said...

lovely hummus recipe, beautiful, tempting click sathya

Santosh Bangar said...

another yummy and tasty recipe it is easy i will try it soonn

Madhavi said...

Superb post, hummus looks yummoooo!!

http://vegetarianmedley.blogspot.com/

Unknown said...

Healthy & Delicious looking hummus satya..just love it.

Aparna S Mallya said...

Hummus with red peppers looks delicious!

Torviewtoronto said...

delicious hummus

Mary Bergfeld said...

I love this recipe. I have one very similar to it and it is always a big hit when I serve it. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary

Satrupa said...

Luv Hummus ...... keep the yummy recipes flowing Satya.

Cheers n Happy Cooking,
Satrupa

http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

Padhu Sankar said...

Sounds very interesting!!

Hamsi said...

Delicious bell pepper hummus. Like anything with olive.
Loving it:-)
http://indianyummykitchen.blogspot.com

NIDHYA said...

Very tempting. Bookmarked and will try for sure.

http://aaha-oho.blogspot.com/

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

looks wonderful... Would love to have some!

~Lisa~ said...

I love this hummus. And it would go so nicely with the pita bread you mentioned.

Urmi said...

Oh! thats a wonderful and delicious looking hummus. Thanks for this lovely recipe. I will definitely try to prepare it.

Angie's Recipes said...

Had some chickpea dip the other day too...with roasted bell pepper....mmm...sounds and looks so much better.

Sutapa said...

Your Hummus is mouthwatering! Try soon!

Raks said...

This is new variety for me,sounds yumm!

Deepti said...

Adding red pepper to hummus sounds interesting...luvly hummus.

chef and her kitchen said...

Love this dip...looks really yummy..All I need is a pack of chips 2 dig in..

Akila said...

lovely dish dear...

http://akilaskitchen.blogspot.com

Regards,
Akila.

Rumana Rawat said...

Wonderful::)

Namitha said...

Love hummus..and this looks wonderful !

Gita Jaishankar said...

Hi Satya, how are you :) I too love this hummus, I made a similar version sometime back...yours looks good dear :)

swapna said...

Delicious and yummy!!

Magic of Spice said...

I love hummus and this looks wonderful :)

Pravs said...

big fan of hummus and looks .spicy and good.

Unknown said...

what is to do with Mediterranean food, am falling in love with too, hummus looks tempting and love the pic with olives...slurp :)

MiniBinoy said...

my fav hummus in a different version.. luv it!!

Susan said...

That pool of oil looks so luscious on top. Love hummus. This recipe has a special kick.

Thank you, Satya, for sharing it for MLLA!

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