Hummus al-Sham from Shahia

Khadija Al-RashidChef

A type of delicious and nutritious drink, especially popular in Egypt, also known as Halabsa, usually served in cups.

Ingredients

• Chickpeas
  3 cup
• Lemon
  3 piece
• Red hot pepper
  4 piece
• Salt
  2.5 teaspoon
• Black Pepper
  2 teaspoon
• Ground cumin
  3 teaspoon
• Water
  3.5 cup

Steps

1. 1

   In a pot over heat, place the chickpeas and cover them with water, then add the red peppers and let it boil for about 1.5 hours.

   Required Tools:

   Pot

   90 min
2. 2

   Stir the chickpeas with a wooden spoon, remove the white foam from the surface, and let the pot remain on the heat to cook the chickpeas.

   Required Tools:

   Wooden Spoon

   10 min
3. 3

   Add the lemon juice, salt, cumin, and black pepper to the pot and mix well to allow the chickpeas to absorb the spices' flavor.

   5 min
4. 4

   Let the mixture boil for an additional 10 minutes.

   10 min
5. 5

   Remove the pot from the heat, pour the chickpea broth into cups, then add the chickpeas and serve hot.

   5 min

Nutrition Facts

Ingredients Nutritional Facts (per 100g)

Chickpeasper 100g

Energy164 kcal

Protein8.86 g

Total Fat2.59 g

Carbohydrate27.4 g

Dietary Fiber7.6 g

Total Sugars4.8 g

Lemonper 100g

Energy29 kcal

Protein1.1 g

Total Fat0.3 g

Carbohydrate9.3 g

Total Sugars2.5 g

Dietary Fiber2.8 g

Water88 g

Saltper 100g

Ash100 g

Black Pepperper 100g

Energy250 kcal

Protein10 g

Total Fat4 g

Carbohydrate64 g

Dietary Fiber25 g

Ground cuminper 100g

Energy375 kcal

Protein18 g

Total Fat22 g

Carbohydrate44 g

Dietary Fiber11 g

Total Sugars2 g

Waterper 100g

Water100 g

* Nutritional values are approximate and calculations may be affected by ingredient type, farming, storage, and cooking methods.

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