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Hummus bil-lahm

Hummus bil-lahm pairs smooth chickpea and tahini hummus with seasoned ground beef and toasted pine nuts.

About Hummus bil-lahm

Hummus bil-lahm pairs smooth chickpea and tahini hummus with seasoned ground beef and toasted pine nuts. Yumna Jawad’s Lebanese rendition has a savoury meat topping set against the creamy, lemony base.

Her seven-spice blend brings allspice, coriander, cinnamon, black pepper, cloves, cumin and nutmeg. The pine nuts add a delicate crunch, with olive oil enriching both the meat and the finished platter.

The hummus forms a broad bed beneath the beef, with parsley and tomato available as garnishes. Pita bread is offered alongside for scooping, and the dish may be served at room temperature or warmed.

Allergens in this recipe

Contains: Sesame.

Optional additions: Wheat.

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.

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Ingredients in Hummus bil-lahm

Yumna Jawad’s Lebanese hummus with ground beef.

Dried chickpeasBase
Lemon juiceLiquid
TahiniBase
GarlicAromatic · Optional
SaltSeasoning
Pine nutsTopping
Extra virgin olive oilCooking medium
Ground beefProtein
Ground black pepperSeasoning
Fresh parsleyGarnish · Optional
TomatoGarnish · Optional
OnionAromatic · Optional
Water and iceLiquid
Baking sodaSeasoning · Optional
Ground allspiceSeasoning
Ground corianderSeasoning
Ground cinnamonSeasoning
Ground clovesSeasoning
Ground cuminSeasoning
Ground nutmegSeasoning
PaprikaGarnish · Optional
All-purpose wheat flour for pita and dustingBase · Optional pita · Optional
Granulated sugarSweetener · Optional pita · Optional
Instant yeastBinder · Optional pita · Optional
Dried rosemarySeasoning · Optional pita · Optional
Unspecified herbs and spices for chickpea cookingSeasoning · Chickpea cooking · OptionalIngredient page not linked

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

Dried chickpeas: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main100–103 offered dry route, full own stovetop expanded.
Lemon juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
Tahini: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Sesame source-confirmed. Selected normal sesame paste, ownHummus88/102 explicit sesame.
Garlic (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main creator365 explicitly permits omission.
Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Shared main/hummus/chickpea/pita.
Pine nuts: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
Extra virgin olive oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Shared main frying/drizzle and optional pita.
Ground beef: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
Ground black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main215 plus full own7spice232/406 allground.
Fresh parsley (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main98 optional garnish permission controls card217.
Tomato (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main98 offered garnish, no tomato type inferred.
Onion (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main88/353 same-construction optional addition.
Water and ice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main226 ice plus own chickpea water; shared optional pita Water.
Baking soda (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main385 and ownHummus306 optional soak technique.
Ground allspice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Full ownblend95/145, allground232/406.
Ground coriander: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Full ownblend96/149, precise seed/leaf not further specified.
Ground cinnamon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Full ownblend allground232/406.
Ground cloves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Full ownblend99/161.
Ground cumin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Full ownblend100/165, allground232/406.
Ground nutmeg: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Full ownblend101/169.
Paprika (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own hummus191/214 explicitly optional topping, applies selected component.
All-purpose wheat flour for pita and dusting (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat source-confirmed. OwnPita241–242 explicitly same AP plus dusting; offered side only.
Granulated sugar (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. OwnPita232 first granulated sugar over honey; parent optional.
Instant yeast (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. OwnPita236; parent optional. Broad dry yeast candidate, exact instant form retained in name.
Dried rosemary (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. OwnPita111 first optional herb choice, oregano/thyme alternatives unselected; parent optional.
Unspecified herbs and spices for chickpea cooking (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Full own chickpea105 expressly offers herbs and spices of your choice alongside selected stovetop water preparation. Membership, amount and exact form genuinely unspecified; no outside species or chicken-stock alternative added.

Origins & food traditions

Lebanon association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.

Countries

Lebanon
SyriaCatalogue link pending review
QatarCatalogue link pending review
United Arab EmiratesCatalogue link pending review

Cuisines & regions

Lebanese
Levantine cuisineCatalogue link pending review

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