I am convinced a well-loved recipe is one of the nicest things a cook can pass along; Fattet Hummus in a Pita Shell is worth sharing. A homemade sauce or dip can turn the simplest ingredients into something worth talking about. Spoon it generously, because this is no place for a timid drizzle.
Ingredients
- 2-2 1/2 cups homemade garbanzo beans aka hummus (substitute 2 cans garbanzo beans)
- 3 cups water
- Tahini (less than a 1/4 cup)
- 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp citric acid (to start with)
- 8 ounce ground beef
- Cinnamon, black pepper, paprika, salt and ground cardamom (optional) to your taste
- Pine nuts
- Olive oil
- Pita bread
- Oil for frying
- Toppings: Parsley, paprika, sumac, reserved whole garbanzo
- I like to fry my nuts first so I can use the oil for frying the meat
Instructions
- In the same pan add the meat, break it up add the spices stir well to brown, cover and let the meat cook in its juices.
- In a deep pan heat the frying oil to warm, drop the pita gently and cook on medium heat bathing the whole pita in hot oil, it will start expanding to form a ball! Be patient once browned from the bottom flip and let get golden on the other side. Allow to cool on a paper towel.
- Make the hummus by blending the ingredients and stopping and tasting. For fatteh is should be runnier than your typical hummus.
- Break a small hole in the pita and assemble as you see in the video.
Notes
- Please soak your own hummus and prepare it from scratch, you will thank me later! Much better flavor, no preservative and cost effective.