# The Incredibly Dynamic Chickpea

Three very different chickpea recipes all in one plate.

- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Rancho Gordo Garbanzo beans
- water
- salt
- baking soda
- tahini
- garlic
- ice
- cumin
- lemon juice
- spices
- aromatics
- onion
- ginger
- olive oil
- tomato paste
- stock
- chickpea flour

## Instructions

1. Cook chickpeas with just water to make aquafaba.
2. Boil chickpeas slowly and allow them to sit and cool in the liquid once cooked.
3. Strain the cooked chickpeas, reserving the liquid (aquafaba).
4. Remove the husks from the chickpeas for a smoother hummus.
5. Further cook the husk-stripped chickpeas with a little salt and baking soda.
6. Transfer cooked chickpeas to a food processor.
7. Add tahini, garlic, water and ice, cumin, salt, and lemon juice to the food processor.
8. Process until smooth to make hummus.
9. Toast whole spices and aromatics in a pan.
10. Grind the toasted whole spices and combine with a few more ground spices and salt.
11. Cut up some onion, ginger, and garlic.
12. Sweat out the onion, ginger, and garlic in a big glug of olive oil.
13. Add tomato paste, the chickpeas, and some water or stock to the pot.
14. Whip the aquafaba into stiff peaks in a stand mixer.
15. Slowly and carefully fold in chickpea flour into the whipped aquafaba.
16. Pan-fry the fluffy light batter to form crispy on the outside, tender on the inside flatbreads.
17. Serve the hummus with stewed chickpeas and flatbreads.

## Equipment

- pot
- strainer
- food processor
- mortar and pestle
- knife
- cutting board
- stand mixer
- cast iron pan

## Tips

- The longer the chickpeas sit in the liquid after boiling, the stronger the aquafaba gets.
- Remove chickpea husks for a less grainy hummus.
- Add salt and baking soda when cooking chickpeas for hummus to help them break down more easily.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWy28GSDWcG/?igsh=MWNya3V3NGRoM2dw
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0549492a-bb45-47f5-a971-e760c8c4ef59
- Extracted: 2026-04-09

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