My toddler has an unusual love and hate relationship with peas. He claims that he likes them, but will spit it out the moment I give him some.
So the other day I was telling my mother about it and she said,
"Probably its the skin that he dislikes. Try pureeing the peas and see if he likes it that way."
Ever since I had been on the look out for a recipe with pureed green peas and this green pea hummus hit the spot. The recipe is A Cup of Jo and then decided to make one using my favorite hummus recipe... the one from Around My French Table.
Day one, he had it as a dip with his steamed veggies.
Day two, he had it as a spread over his beet pancake.
And on day three, I just mixed it with his khichdhi and un-suspiciously he ate it all without complaining once about the taste or texture of his food.
I guess Maa was right. It was the skin that was bothering him all this while and in the hummus everything felt fine ! Mmmm it is not for nothing that they say.. moms know best ! They really know it all...
Green Pea Hummus
Prep time: 10-12 minutes Yield: a little more than 1 cup
Ingredients
- 1 cup green peas (I used frozen)
- 3 tbsps tahini
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- ¼ tsp ground cumin
- 1½ tbsp fresh coriander
- salt and pepper to taste
- Put the frozen peas in a small container. Pour enough water to cover the peas. Simmer and cook the peas for 5-7 minutes.
- Strain the peas and reserve the water.
- Put the strained peas along with all the other ingredients in the blender and whir until smooth. With the machine running, add 1 ½ tablespoon of the reserved water little at a time until the hummus is nice and thick.
- Taste and adjust the salt and pepper. If you like add some more lemon juice and whir once more.
- Scoop the hummus into a bowl, press a piece of plastic warp against its surface and chill until serving time.
Before signing off, I must mention that this recipe is inspired by Dorie Greenspan's Hummus and Giulia Doyle's Green Pea Hummus and besides the toddler, his mommy and daddy enjoyed it too both as a dip and as a spread !
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Sharing this at the following parties...
Meatless Monday : Meatless Monday My Sweet and Savory
Share it Link Party @ Winthrop Chronicles, Tasty Tuesday @ Anyonita Nibbles,
Hearth and Soul blog Hop @ Zesty South Indian Kitchen,
Wednesday What's Cooking Wednesday @ Buns in my Oven, Cast Party Wednesday @ Lady Behind the Curtain,
I love this idea... would love to try this....
ReplyDeleteHi Tanusree, your hummus look very inviting. Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipe.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day ahead,regards.
Nice and healthy dip...Iwould surely try with my fussy ones :)
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