I love hummus and have a whole host of hummus recipes on this blog. While most of the recipes use chickpeas, I have also experimented with other legumes. Today I present the recipe for Red Kidney Bean Hummus.
I chose this dish as my contribution for the A to Z Challenge where, this month, we are to cook with an ingredient whose English name begins with K. I chose Kidney bean as my ingredient and made this simple yet delicious dip.
The Red Kidney Bean Hummus tastes pretty much the same as the traditional one, but had a slightly more robust feel. I served this dip with vegetable crudites because I am on a diet and did not want to make Falafel.
Did you know that the Mediterranean Cuisine is perhaps one of the healthiest in the world because it uses an abundance of fruits,vegetables, legumes, and beans along with some healthy meats? It was once again voted the best diet to follow for weight loss in 2020 because it ensures you do not compromise on nutrition.
Red Kidney Bean Hummus | Hummus with Rajma
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Red Kidney Beans or Rajma (~100 gms)
- 3 tbsp Tahini (See Notes)
- 1 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder
- 1 tsp Crushed Garlic
- 4 tbsp Olive Oil
- Salt to Taste
Instructions
- Rinse the kidney beans and soak them in 1 cup water for at least 8 hours.
- Drain the water and add 1 cup water.
- Pressure cook till soft; about 3 whistles.
- Drain and save the all the water in which the kidney beans were cooked.
- Grind the tahini, garlic, roasted cumin powder, cooked kidney beans, and salt with a little of the water in which the beans were cooked.
- Add 1 tbsp olive oil and grind again to a smooth paste. Add a little of the reserved water, if needed.
- Once again add 1 tbsp olive oil and grind.
- Transfer the Kidney Bean Hummus into a bowl.
- Drizzle the remaining olive oil on top.
- Serve with Falafels or Vegetable Crudites.
Notes
See what my fellow participants have cooked for the A to Z Challenge by clicking on the logo below.
Very nice idea .. I will try it out too. Looks delicious.
I am sure you will like it, Shobha-ji.
This indeed is a fabulous recipe, I am looking forward to trying this especially after noting that it has a robust flavour.
Thank you. 🙂
Such an amazing recipe, these recipes are treasure with growing kids. I will surely try this and guess what a happy lunchbox it will make.
Thank you, Seema. Yes, this Hummus will appeal to both adults and kids.
I too am a big fan of any kind of hummus and this red bean one just looks really tempting. I can imagine the earthy taste of the beans cooled with tahini.
Thank you, Mayuri. It was indeed delicious.
Will try it Aruna
Thank you, Mayuri; it was delicious indeed.
What a hatke hummus this is! I am sure this tasted lipsmacking good. I love rajma and have always had it in curry, never got the idea of making it into hummus. Will surely keep this in mind next time… And looks super creamy too…
I absolutely love hummus, but make only the most basic version with chickpeas. Would love to try out the very interesting hummus recipes on your blog, including this one.
Love the idea of using kidney beans to make hummus. Must be so very flavourful!
Every tub of hummus which my sons get, I am the one hogging on it; be it with chips or veggies or even in sandwiches. I have never tried with kidney beans, one of my favorite beans! Looks delicious dear and a great idea for my next hummus try 🙂
Thank you. It is tasty indeed!
A totally different hummus. Always use chickpea to make hummus. Kidney beans hummus sounds so innovative. It must be superbly delicious and flavorful. Loved it. Will try sometime.
We are a hummus loving family but never made tried my hands on Red Bean hummus.. this looks so creamy, so delicious!! will surely give it a try..
Hummus with kidney beans sounds absolutely delish. This is a clever idea to feed kidney beans to kids. I will try this recipe soon.
Hummus is on my to do list to try for long time. This looks so interesting and innovative ideas to use kidney beans. Very healthy nutritious and delicious dip
we are huge Hummus fans too, Aruna ! this dip must have tasted awesome with the crudites… so many ways to feed RAjma now, thanks to this Alphabet month…
Hummus with red kidney beans sounds brilliant Aruna ! I guess my family would love this dish. Thanks for the share.
Now, this is very interesting! Thanks for being creative as always and sharing your recipes 🙂
Hummus with red kidney beans sounds so yummy and very interesting recipe Aruna! I truly loved the colour of hummus, I’m sure it must be so flavourful as it looks. Beautiful share!
I loved the colour of the Rajma Hummus! Also how filling it is to have this for a snack or a meal, right? Rajma or kidney beans is so versatile that I sometimes wonder why we are only fascinated with the quintessential curry when there are so many recipes, one can try with this legume.
Hummus !! What a lovely color and creamy texture. Pass that bowl to me please.. I will definitely give it a try as hummus are on my to do list from long time. Thanks for the recipe Aruna.
Thank you, Paarul.
Hummus using kidney beans are quite unique for me. I love the idea that you have replaced the traditional chickpeas with rajma here. So lovely color also it has,….