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Fattet Hummus (Layered Chickpea Dish with Bread and Tahini)

A beloved breakfast and comfort dish of layered fried bread, chickpeas, and a rich tahini-yogurt sauce, topped with pine nuts and ghee.

6 servings (default)

Ingredients

Servings
6
  • 2 cans chickpeas, drained (or 3 cups cooked chickpeas)
  • 4 cups day-old Arabic bread, torn into bite-sized pieces
  • ½ cup olive oil or ghee for frying bread
  • 1 cup tahini
  • 1 cup plain yogurt (full-fat)
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ cup pine nuts
  • 2 tbsp ghee (for toasting pine nuts)
  • 1 tsp paprika (for garnish)
  • Fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 can Optional: ful medames (fava beans), drained

Method

  1. 1

    Prepare the chickpeas

    If using dried chickpeas, soak overnight and cook until very tender. Reserve about 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Warm the chickpeas in some of their liquid with a pinch of cumin and salt.

  2. 2

    Fry the bread

    Heat olive oil or ghee in a pan. Fry the bread pieces until golden and crispy on all sides. Drain on paper towels.

  3. 3

    Make the tahini sauce

    In a bowl, whisk tahini with lemon juice—it will seize up and thicken at first. Thin with a few tablespoons of warm water or chickpea cooking liquid until pourable. Add minced garlic, cumin, and salt. The consistency should be like heavy cream.

  4. 4

    Make the yogurt layer

    Mix yogurt with a pinch of salt and a tablespoon of water to thin slightly.

  5. 5

    Toast the pine nuts

    3 min

    In a small pan, heat ghee and toast pine nuts until golden. This takes only 2-3 minutes.

  6. 6

    Assemble

    Start with a layer of fried bread at the bottom. Ladle warm chickpeas (and fava beans if using) over the bread. Pour the tahini sauce generously over everything. Top with a dollop of yogurt. Drizzle with the ghee and pine nuts. Sprinkle with paprika and fresh parsley.

  7. 7

    Serve immediately

    The contrast of crispy bread, warm chickpeas, and creamy sauce is best enjoyed right away. Some like to mix everything together before eating.