Silky smooth and creamy hummus | Recipe | A kitchen in Istanbul

Ingredients

• 100 g dried chickpeas
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) (divided)
• 100 g tahini
• ½ lemon (juice only)
• 2 garlic cloves (or to taste)
• ¼ tsp ground cumin (optional)
• ½ tsp salt
• 75 ml cooking water from the chickpeas (or ice cold water)
• extra virgin olive oil
• ground cumin or paprika ((optional))
• flat-leaf parsley (Italian parsley) ((optional))