Hummus Bil Shatta

I like my hummus spicy. I always make hummus beiruti, plain hummus served with green chile peppers and chile powder. However, in order to make it Palestinian, I began making it with shatta, a Palestinian red chile paste. The paste is mixed through the hummus and drizzled on top, just the way my teta made it in Jaffa, where spices and chiles were ever-present in the food.