Classic Houmous Recipe

1) Put the tahini, garlic, cumin and lemon juice in to a food processor and blitz until you have a pale mixture.

2) Add the chickpeas to the processor (retain some if you want to use them for decoration), add some salt, pepper and a 2 tbsp of cold water and blitz into a smooth paste.

3) Add a drop of olive oil to the mixture if it is too dry and extra lemon juice if you want, for taste.

4) Spoon out into a serving bowl and decorate with extra chickpeas and a sprinkling of ground cumin.