hummus from the Middle East all home-made - wilfriedscooking

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups cooked chickpeas, drained; recipe below (you could use canned, cooked chickpeas (but less preferred))
• 1/4 cup tahini; recipe below (you could use tahini from the store (but less preferred))
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 3/8 cup ice cold water
• 1 large clove of garlic
• a few pinches of salt
• a good pinch of chili powder
• a squeeze of the pepper mill
• 1/4 cup hulled sesame seeds
• 2 tbsp sesame oil (can be replaced by olive oil)
• 2/3 cup dry chickpeas
• 1 1/2 quart (1.4 liter) water
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt