Comments on: Quick Tahini Recipe

By: Pallavi

Pallavi — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:14:00 +0000

we dont get tahini over here.. can i make it at home? if yes then can i get a recipe? and can we substitute it?

By: dome

dome — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:36:20 +0000

It is confusing, everything in one place would be better, because: I click on the “Real Hummus recipe” to make this “simple” food, than I have to open in a new window the “Quick Tahini Recipe” because I like to make everything for scratch. Then after reading how to make this very simple tahini sauce I find out that I have to open a third window to find out how the raw tahini is made…I read all the history, but don’t find out how to make the raw tahini, so after opening 3 windows I am blocked, and I have to go in Google and search for raw tahini (sesame paste)

By: Vicki

Vicki — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:05:11 +0000

confused about raw tahini, I have only seen cans of tahini, what form does this come in and where can you buy it? Thanks!

By: shooky

shooky — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:58:08 +0000

Harry – raw tahini. You do have some recipes in which mixed tahini is used, but not in this case.

By: Harry Goldin

Harry Goldin — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:26:51 +0000

When you add tahini in making hummus, do you use raw tahini or “mixed tahini” from the recipe above?

By: jambo

jambo — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:26:13 +0000

i lived in cyprus a few years ago and have yet, been able to replicate the addictive white paste they had in almost every restaurant and bar. im sick to the back teeth of shelf stackers replying “duh never heard of that” do you mean hummousor those little expensive shops, still no luck!. now ive seen your website ive tried to make some but only been able to produce a right sticky brown separated mess with a raw garlic, yuk. could you go through a process with tools, as i was only armed with a spoon, garlic crusher and bowl. finally, why was mine brown? ta

By: Anniemay

Anniemay — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:37:28 +0000

I have tried to make hummus & binned it. I could’nt get it smooth ,it was coarse & tasteless although I had garlic lemon juice & salt in it. Processed it for such a long time to no avail. Made my tahini paste with hulled sesame seeds roasted it was very coarse. I love hummus . Help what did I do wrong

By: Nishant

Nishant — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:46:03 +0000

Hi Shooky,

Im relatively new to the mid-eastern recipes & cuisine but i must admit that it is really tasty. it surely suffices the appetites of people like me who are hard core food lovers

. Ive been in the mid east from 2 years and love hummus. i try to eat it atleast once a day (1 serving). Thanks to your site, i think i can make authentic hummus myself.

i have a question for you. in this page, you have mentioned that to make tahini we need 1/3 cup of tahini. can you please elaborate ? do you mean use 1/3 cup of sesame (roasted or raw)?

as far as i remember from many other sites, tahini is prepared with the above ingreadents 3,4,5,6 + sesame (roasted lightly) + olive oil.

thanks for ur advice in advance

By: jharris

jharris — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:55:35 +0000

Its probably Tzatziki .

By: Tia

Tia — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:21:28 +0000

Ashley, the brown will be unhulled and the white hulled.

By: Ashley H

Ashley H — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:44:51 +0000

if this is the “white Sauce” from the Halal cart then why is mine tan and not white? are you guys sure its the same sauce and it doesn’t taste the same am i doing something wrong?????

By: shooky

shooky — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:52:24 +0000

Dude -
First of all, no – I’m not from Nablus, I’m from Tel-Aviv. And I’m not using raw sesame seeds but raw tahini (which is made from lightly roasted sesame). Sure you can find sesame in many places, but making good tahini out of it is something that the people of Nablus are undoubtedly best at.

By: newyorkdude

newyorkdude — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:32:27 +0000

I guess you’re from Shechem (Nablus) and are partisan to their local sesame. That’s fine. No problem. Except that many other countries use sesame seeds. If you want good sesame seeds to make your tahina you can also find them for sale at Korean and Indian stores, as well as many others. I note also that you use raw sesame seeds. That’s fine, except I prefer roasted sesame seeds (you can buy them already roasted or you can roast them yourself). The bottom line is that there are many routes to the same destination.

By: Jim A.

Jim A. — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:24:17 +0000

Your right shooky, it was the tahini sauce! I was so happy to find this recipe out. Now I don’t have to go to midtown Manhattan at 3 in the morning anymore!

By: dan

dan — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:48:17 +0000

1 Lg can chick peas
2 tbs tahini
3 or 4 habaneros
2 or 3 garlic cloves 1/3 lemon juice
3 or 4 sundried tomatoes
Just use a little of the chick pea juice to blend until it’s like smooth masned potatoes.
1/4 Tsp cayenne pepper, or to taste
Didn’t know where to post this but if you like it hot this is the ‘HOT’
Eat with some Pita chips or whatever