Houmous Dip

Houmous Dip (Spicy)
Ingredients:
Good Quality/Organic Chickpeas, soaked over night - 400g
2 tablespoons Tahini Paste
Juice of 1 Lemon
4 cloves Garlic
Olive Oil
Smoked Paprika
Small red chilli
1/4 cup Reserved water from chickpeas
(cumin/Cayenne pepper)

After soaking the chickpeas over night, place into a saucepan covered with water and boil for around 30 minutes. Do not drain the water but simply leave to cool or if you are rushed for time, remove the chickpeas with a slotted spoon. You'll still need to leave them to cool slightly.In a blender, add all of the ingredients together plus 1/4 cup of the chickpea water... Blitz this to form a thick paste. With the motor running, add olive oil in a steady stream, add around 1/4 cup good qaulity olive oil.

NB
Chickpeas - You can use canned chickpeas if your pushed for time. Just drain them and use tab water to replace the chickpeas liquid.
Tahini - Tahini comes in a jar and can be found in the Health Section of your local Supermarket. Tahini is crushed Sesame Seeds.