Cowpea Hummus

Name: Cowpea Hummus
Total time: 1080 s
Yield: 3-5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup cowpeas plus few extra for garnish; 1/2 cup cowpea boiled water; 1/4 cup olive oil; 3 Tbsp tahini paste; 4-5 garlic cloves; 1 tsp cumin powder; 1 tsp cayenne powder; 1 sprig herbs of choice like dill or parsley; 1 tsp salt

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

#CA26
When one can’t digest Chickpeas, cowpeas can be used as Hummus to reduce bloating - a very healthy option to enjoy Hummus

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

#CA26
When one can’t digest Chickpeas, cowpeas can be used as Hummus to reduce bloating - a very healthy option to enjoy Hummus

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Ingredients

Prep time -10 mins, Blend -3 mins, Assemble-5 mins

3-5 servings

1 cupcowpeas plus few extra for garnish
1/2 cupcowpea boiled water
1/4 cupolive oil
3 Tbsptahini paste
4-5garlic cloves
1 tspcumin powder
1 tspcayenne powder
1 sprigherbs of choice like dill or parsley
1 tspsalt
Serve with toasted sourdough slice

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Steps

Prep time -10 mins, Blend -3 mins, Assemble-5 mins

1

Soak cowpeas overnight, wash and discard water, add to pressure cooker, pressure cook at 2 whistles, depressurise and retain the boiled water for further use, retain few boiled cowpeas for garnish
2

Add to blender, add tahini paste, cumin powder, cayenne powder, olive oil, cowpeas boiled water, salt, garlic cloves and blend smooth
3

Plate adding olive oil, boiled cowpeas, chopped herbs and enjoy on a toasted sourdough slice

Tips

Soak cowpeas overnight for a better result

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Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

on June 01, 2026 20:08

Kolkata

I’m a Home Chef and love cooking different recipes from all across the world. I enjoy sharing and learning from foodies like me. Follow me on my blog madhubish27.com and IG @madhubishskitchen, @madhubish. Thank you