Fatit Hummus (Chickpea Casserole)

Name: Fatit Hummus (Chickpea Casserole)
Prep time: 1440 min
Cook time: 300 min
Total time: 1740 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Lebanese Coastal & Mountain
Ingredients: 1 kg chickpeas; 6 pita bread; 3 cup 100% plain Greek yogurt; 2 tbsp ground cumin; 2 garlic cloves; salt; water; butter

Oven-baked chickpeas, pita bread and greek yogurt, warmed with cumin, a Lebanese dip.

29 hr · Serves 8 · Medium

Ingredients

1 kgchickpeas
6 pita bread, about 6-8 inches wide, the Lebanese pita would be better than the greek... but if all you have in yo
709.76 ml100% plain Greek yogurt
2 tbspground cumin (optional)
2 garlic cloves, minced (optional)
salt, as needed
water, for soaking and boiling chickpeas
butter, as needed

Method

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Time: Prep 1440 min · Cook 300 min · 1740 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
In the largest bowl you've got empty the bag of chick peas. Then fill up with water till the bowl is about 3/4 of the way full.
2
Let soak for at least 12h before the start of cooking. (over night is best). Drain the water from the chickpeas once you are ready to start cooking.
3
Pour the chickpeas in a large stock pot. Add enough water ( same amount as you would add if you were boiling pasta).
4
Boil on high, UNCOVERED. As it starts to boil it will produce this white foamy stuff -- skim the foamy stuff out of the pot as it is produced.
5
Once no more foam is being made:. Reduce heat to a simmer and cover the pot. add more water at this point if it is needed. also the water should always be at least an inch above the chick peas.
6
Allow to simmer for 4 hours. In the mean time you can start prepping the pita. Pre heat broiler at 500°F.
240 min
7
Separate the two halves of all the pita breads. Spread butter on both sides of both halves of all the pita.
8
Then stack the buttered pita on top of each other. And cut into half inch squares. Place pita squares on a baking sheet in a single layer.
9
And bake in the center of the oven, under the broiler until brown and crisp -- you will need to watch it. since each broiler is different there is no specific cooking time -- normally about 4 minutes.
4 min
10
Once all the pita chips are made place them in a 9x13 dish. Now to prepare the yogurt:. In a bowl whisk together cumin, yogurt, garlic and 2 tsp salt.
11
Refrigerate till needed. Once the chickpeas are done simmering:. Using a ladle scoop a chick peas out and pour onto the pita chips.
12
Make sure you are also scooping out some of the broth. You will need about a 1 inch layer of chick peas.
13
The left over chick peas and broth can be frozen and used later for the same or a different dish.
14
Allow the dish to sit for about 10 minutes so the pita has a chance to absorb the broth. Pour the yogurt over the chickpeas. Serve!
10 min