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Masabacha – Warm Hummus with Lentils
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Masabacha – Warm Hummus with Lentils

Israeli masabacha – warm hummus with black lentils, tahini and olive oil. A royal breakfast.

⏱ 20 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 3 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Cooked chickpeas

  1. 1
    Drain, reserving a cup of the cooking liquid.
    Colander

For the Tahini sauce

  1. 2
    Mix the tahini, lemon juice, garlic and cumin and season with salt.
  2. 3
    Gradually add cold water while stirring, until the sauce is smooth, pale and pourable.
    💡When you add the first water, the tahini thickens and looks like dough: that's fine. Keep adding water and stirring, and it loosens into a smooth sauce.

To assemble

  1. 4
    Heat the cooked chickpeas with a little of the cooking liquid and the lentils.
    StoveSmall saucepan
  2. 5
    Mash some of the chickpeas and transfer into a deep plate and pour the tahini sauce over the top.
    💡Serve msabbaha hot: the warm chickpeas warm the tahini from below, so it stays soft and coating.
  3. 6
    Add the olive oil, paprika and parsley and serve hot.
367calories
14 gprotein
29 gcarbs
22 gfat
● protein 15%● carbs 31%● fat 54%

Per serving (150 g), of 4 servings

For the Cooked chickpeas · For the Tahini sauce · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (3) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Colander · Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)

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