I have a love-hate relationship with hummus. At certain times of the year, I'll have hummus with almost everything and at others, I wouldn't go near it with a ten-foot pole. I suppose the time has come for the former. This recipe does not include tahini for two reasons - a) I did not have a stock of it at home (I never do actually) and b) I do not care very much for it. Anyway, the recipe calls for fried onion. I suppose you could fry some onions yourself but I used some fried onions I bought from an Indian store.

Ingredients:

1. Canned chickpeas - 1/2 can

2. corn - 1/4 can or 2 heaped tbsp

3. Olive oil - 1/4 cup

4. garlic - 1 clove

5. pepper - 1 tsp

6. Fried onions - 2 tbsp

7. lemon - 1/2

8. salt to taste

9. 2-4 tablespoons of water

Procedure:

1. Blend everything together until smooth. You can squeeze in the lemon too and use liquid from the canned chickpeas instead of water. Optionally add paprika for some spice.