Fattet Hummus

Name: Fattet Hummus (Chick Peas with Yoghourt and Toasted Bread)
Ingredients: Salt; 1–2 tablespoons dried mint leaves; 2 pitta breads; 1 tablespoon butter (or clarified butter); Oil for frying (optional); 3 cloves garlic, crushed; 3 tablespoons pine nuts or slivered almonds; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (optional); 90–120 g (3–4 oz) chick peas; Pepper; ½ litre (1 pint) yoghourt

Chick Peas with Yoghourt and Toasted Bread

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A New Book of Middle Eastern Food

By Claudia Roden

Published 1986

About

Ingredients

90–120 g (3–4 oz) chick peas
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (option

Main course
Vegetarian

Method

Soak the chick peas overnight in cold water and with 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda if you like. Drain and simmer in fresh water to cover until they are very tender, usually well over an hour, adding salt only when they are nearly done. Drain the yoghourt, which should be at