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A Pink Snack

Posted on 15 June 2008 by Dee

We love to buy books , for us there are no bad books , there was a time when one had to gingerly step into our room without stepping on stacks of books ( the book shelf wasn’t enough in our small 2 bedroom apartment in Bangalore) . I cried the day I had to leave my books some at my mom’s place and some at my parents-in-laws place. My husband’s making up to me is very simple , buy a book ! Of late with my hobby of blogging becoming a full time obsession and somewhat nightmarish to him , my interests lie in cookbooks . Having 2 library cards each( that makes four) , knowing a thrift book store owner who calls me when he finds the book I want , apart from having innumerable books on hand isn’t enough , I still crave for this or that book. So , on a lone trip to Costco and as a part of the never ending birthday list ( hoping that it will go on until the next year!) , my dear one got me a book. The book of course has fabulous pictures and surprisingly had a lot of Indian appetizers and dishes like the samosa, bonda , bhel puri and the ubiquitous Idlis ! I loved the simplicity of the pictures and the recipes, which most of them could be made in a jiffy!. So here is a Beetroot Hummus which i tweaked to our palate and going to dear siri who is hosting this month’s A.W.E.D – Middle Eastern Cuisine. We adored the pink color for a while , before we dipped the Pita chips into it!

Ingriedents

    1 medium beetroot ( sliced and steamed)
    2 shallots chopped finely
    1 cup of chickpeas , soaked overnight and boiled until tender
    4 garlic pods
    1/4 cup tahini
    1/8 cup lemon juice
    1 teaspoon cumin
    1/8 cup olive oil

    Method

1. Firstly cut the beetroot and cook in the microve , I cooked on a high for about 6 minutes .
2. Chop shallots finely and saute them in the olive oil ( I had to do this ‘cos hubby dear doesn’t like the smell of steamed onions wafting around)
3. Cook the chickpeas , in a pressure cooker for 2 whistles.Reserve the liquid.
4. In a food processor , take the chickpeas , beetroot , tahini sauce , lemon juice ,garlic, salt and cumin and puree until smooth. Now with the motor running , add the reserved chickpea liquid with the olive oil and process further until smooth . Serve with Pita chips or flat bread.

Beetroot Hummus

Another one !

Hummus2

18 Comments For This Post

  1. Rashmi Says:

    what a pretty pink..reminds me of cotton candy. Just looking at it is making me feel happier:)

  2. rachel Says:

    There are quite a lot of us who have the fetish for books…

    Love the pink hummus.and the swirl..nice presentation.

  3. sushma Says:

    I loved the perfect puink color which reminds me of cotton candy..

  4. Madhuram Says:

    Lovely color Dee. Was the hummus very sweet?

  5. sunita Says:

    What a gorgeous coloured hummus…and I understand the need for books :-P

  6. Bharti Says:

    Oh wow! Thats really pretty! I’m going to try that the next time..I make hummus at least once a week. It would also be cool to make a green spinach hummus and serve them side by side, wouldn’t it?

  7. skribles Says:

    Hey tht hummus looks really nice and creamy … a lovely pink …

  8. Happy Cook Says:

    Hi hi i too buy too much cooking book according to my hubby.
    As long as i cook from these books he is ok with it.
    Love the colour of the hummus. Beautiful

  9. Asha Says:

    My kinda girl!! I had collected so many books in B’lore, I left them with my mother. I still miss those after 22yrs! :P
    I have 6 bookshelves full here, 2 of them just cookbooks. I don’t want to move anywhere now, imagine transporting all of those!
    Beet Hummus is mindblowingly colorful Dee, great entry!:))

  10. kumudha Says:

    Beet hummus looks beautiful! I should try this recipe.

    Wonderful food pictures and great recipes in this blog!

  11. dee Says:

    i love any form of hummus. this is so pretty. i have beets growing my garden. can’t wait. but canned will work too, i guess.

  12. bee Says:

    ummm sorry my name is bee.

  13. DK Says:

    Hey,

    Hope u r doing great Dee..will get to “special ingredients” soon. By the way – U had asked me this q about 5-6 days back in my blog – but came jus last night.

    I am a Piscean. I know u said u were curious to know but I am wondering what led to that curiosity ;-)

  14. Trupti Says:

    Hey Dee, pink color of this snack looks wonderful and nice photos. Thanks for sharing this recipe

  15. TBC Says:

    That is such a pretty shade of pink, Dee!

  16. RedChillies Says:

    Beautiful picture. Beetroot and hummus, now that is totally new and innovative!

  17. Yummy Says:

    Happy Birthday Dearest Dee !!!
    Have a Wonderful Day Sweetheart.

  18. sukanya Says:

    WOW…. This is a wonderful dip. Looks so gorgeous. Lovely pink color…. YUM

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