Here's a good place to start:


1 cup chick peas
1/2 cup tahini
1 clove garlic
3 table spoons lemon juice
pinch cayanne pepper

Put the whole lot into a food processor and blend till smooth.

To cut the fat, you can also replace some of the tahini with sour cream.
Delicious.




"JWBH" > wrote in message
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>i have a tin of chick peas that i thought i would put in the blender and
>then mix with some tahini (sesame paste) to make homous. would anyone have
>an idea to give a novice what proportion of chick peas to sesame to make a
>spread for bread please? (also if i put some garlic in should i fry it
>first or just put some in raw?) thanks
>