sicak houmus

OK, here finally comes the dip for the bread I told you about a few weeks ago.

it's called sicak houmus and very simple to make.

2 cans of chickpeas, well-drained (or take dried chickpeas and go through the whole soaking, cooking and draining process. i'm just way too lazy for that.)
150ml olive oil
juice of 2 lemons
3 cloves of garlic, crushed
2 teaspoons cumin
2 tablespoons tahini
400g thick yoghurt
salt and pepper

for the topping:
2 tablespoons pine nuts
40g butter
1 teaspoon chili flakes


drain the chickpeas very well (with pulses from a can, the secret to avoiding unwanted air in and out of your body lies in rinsing-rinsing-rinsing), then throw them in a food processor together with the other ingredients, whiz everything into a mush - season well and put into an oven-proof dish.

roast the pine nuts until they're brown. add the butter and melt, then stir in the red pepper. spoon this on top of the houmus, then bake it in the oven for 25 minutes.
soooo delicious!