Lebanese · Breakfast

Fattet Hummus

Crisp torn bread under warm chickpeas under garlicky yoghurt, finished with browned butter and pine nuts. Assembled, not cooked.

35 min total Serves 4 servings Easy
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Fattet Hummus

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Build it at the table and eat it within a minute. The whole point is three temperatures and two textures at once — crisp bread, warm chickpeas, cool yoghurt, hot butter — and the moment it stands, the bread drinks the yoghurt and the dish becomes a bowl of soft beige. Have everything ready, layer it fast, pour the butter over as you carry it.

The Method for Fattet Hummus

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  1. Heat the oven to 200°C / 390°F fan.

  2. Tear the pitta into rough pieces, toss with the olive oil and spread on a tray.

  3. Bake 8 minutes, until crisp and golden, then set aside.

  4. Warm the chickpeas in a small pan with the cumin and a splash of water.

  5. Whisk the yoghurt, tahini, garlic, lemon juice and salt together until smooth and pourable.

  6. Melt the butter in a small frying pan and add the pine nuts.

  7. Cook 3 minutes, swirling, until the nuts are golden and the butter smells nutty.

  8. Scatter the crisp bread over a wide serving dish.

  9. Spoon the warm chickpeas over, then pour the yoghurt across the top.

  10. Pour over the hot butter and nuts, scatter with parsley and sumac, and take it straight to the table.

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A Few Pointers

  • Everything ready before you start layering.
  • Yoghurt at room temperature pours; fridge-cold yoghurt sits in lumps.
  • Save a little chickpea liquid to loosen the yoghurt if it stiffens.

Common Substitutions & Variations

  • An eighth of a teaspoon of garlic powder per clove is the stand-in usually given when you are out of fresh garlic; it will not brown the same way, and it burns easily, so add it with the liquid.

What to Serve With It

Sweet mint tea · Radishes and olives · Fresh tomatoes

Leftovers and Storage

Assembled, it does not keep. The components refrigerate separately up to 3 days.

The Numbers per Serving

Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.

628Calories
23gProtein
44gCarbs
40gFat
9gFibre
10gSugar
990mgSodium

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