My hummus is lumpy

[Imzadi]

How do I make it smooth? Most of it is actually rather creamy, not a thick paste. But no matter how long I have the food processor going, ( I see it spinning around quite well,) it still stays a bit lumpy. Kind of like chunky peanut butter, only more liquidy.

 

[soupy11]

Not sure....what is your recipe?

I use tahini, olive oil, garlic, chickpeas, lemon juice and some cumin/spices....

Never get lumps.

 

[Goofyluver]

Well...we can't have that now, can we?

I've never had lumpy hummus.

Didja add enough oil? Sometimes, you can loosen it up by adding in a bit o' the liquid from the chick peas.

 

[Disney Doll]

Whisk it? Break up the lumps more.

 

[arminnie]

Bad chickpeas. That happened to me once with split pea soup. No amount of cooking or processing was able to dissolve those little rocks.

 

[Imzadi]

Not sure....what is your recipe?

I use tahini, olive oil, garlic, chickpeas, lemon juice and some cumin/spices....

Never get lumps.

Pretty much the same ingredients, except I add a 1/4 cup of the chip pea liquid in from the can, (the food processor doesn't move otherwise.)

And I substitute 2 Tbs sesame oil instead of Tahini.

 

[Imzadi]

Bad chickpeas. That happened to me once with split pea soup. No amount of cooking or processing was able to dissolve those little rocks.

But this happened the last time I made it too. I used a can of Goya chickpeas. This time the brand was Progresso.

I'm wondering the blades on my food processor just aren't sharp enough.

Well...we can't have that now, can we?

I've never had lumpy hummus.

Didja add enough oil? Sometimes, you can loosen it up by adding in a bit o' the liquid from the chick peas.

Did both of those. That's why it's kind of creamy AND lumpy.


Wah! I'm the only one getting lumpy hummus.

 

[Goofyluver]

Do you have a fine metal strainer? Maybe you could squeagy it through there and get out the lumps?

Other than that...I'm outta ideas, hon.

 

[Imzadi]

Do you have a fine metal strainer? Maybe you could squeagy it through there and get out the lumps?

Other than that...I'm outta ideas, hon.

Thanks for trying.

 

[Disney Doll]

How about a potato ricer...you know, the ones that are the circle with all the holes punched in it? Then just bang the heck out of the hummus.

 

[beckmrk04]

How about a potato ricer...you know, the ones that are the circle with all the holes punched in it? Then just bang the heck out of the hummus.

 

[beckmrk04]

Thanks for trying.

You've already got a tag!!!

 

[Goofyluver]

You got a tag!

Congrats darlin'!

 

[Imzadi]

WooHoo!

Thank You Tag Fairy!

More chocolate for YOU!