Today we’re combining some of my absolute favorite flavors into an addicting dip that will have you going back for seconds and thirds. Stock up on extra raw veggies and pita because this one is GOOD.
If you’ve had my curry tahini dressing or even my sunshine dressing before you’re absolutely going to fall in love with the warm flavors in this sweet and spicy curry hummus recipe. It’s loaded with curry flavor and you can really choose how sweet or how spicy you’d like it!
The ingredients are super simple yet the result is everything you could want in homemade hummus: smooth & creamy (with a secret tip!), super versatile, and bursting with amazing flavor. Let’s do it up!
Ingredients in this curry hummus recipe
You’ll just need our classic, core hummus ingredients plus a handful of flavorful, warming spices. This recipe is super easy to adapt to your sweet and spice level, too! Here’s what you’ll need:
- Chickpeas: you’ll need one can of chickpeas or garbanzo beans. Be sure to save a little of the liquid that comes in the can.
- Garlic: a little garlic gives the hummus a lovely savory flavor.
- Tahini: the other ingredient that gives hummus its creaminess is tahini, which is a paste made from sesame seeds.
- Lemon juice: fresh lemon juice adds the perfect amount of acidity to the hummus. I highly recommend using fresh instead of bottled lemon juice.
- Salt: you’ll also need some salt to bring out all of the flavors.
- Spices: to get warm curry flavors we’ll be adding yellow curry powder, ground turmeric, freshly grated ginger and cayenne pepper for a kick of heat.
- Sweetener: I like to add a little pure maple syrup to balance out the spice and really bring out the sweetness of the curry.
- Optional: to get extra creamy hummus you’ll also need some baking soda and hot water. More on this below!
Choose your sweet & spice level
We tested out the perfect ratio of spices and ingredients to make a curry hummus that’s savory, a little sweet and a little spicy. If you taste it and are looking for a bigger kick of heat, use 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper instead of 1/4 teaspoon. And if you like yours a little sweeter, add a teaspoon or two more of maple syrup!
Our #1 tip for smooth, creamy hummus
Have you ever had exceptionally good hummus that was just SO creamy that it was almost buttery? That hummus probably used chickpeas that had their skins removed! Here’s a super easy, effective way to do it:
- Drain the chickpeas. Start by draining your can of chickpeas and reserving the liquid in a bowl. Rinse the drained chickpeas and dump them into a different, microwave safe bowl.
- Add baking soda. It might sound strange, but you’ll then toss the drained, rinsed chickpeas with 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking soda!
- Heat them up. Once your chickpeas are coated with baking soda, microwave the whole bowl for 90 seconds.
- Cool off & remove skins. Finally, pour the hot chickpeas into a large bowl and cover them with cool water. Gently rub the skins off of the chickpeas using your hands and drain off the water that has the skins in it. Repeat until all of the chickpeas have been skinned. This might take 4-5 changes of cool water. Then, follow the instructions as written!
Sweet & spicy curry hummus in 15 minutes
Good news: this curry hummus recipe literally takes just 15 minutes to make so you’ll be snacking in no time.
- Skins or no skins. First, decide whether you’d like to remove the skins from your chickpeas using the method above or leave them as-is. Once your chickpeas are ready, add them to the bowl of a food processor or a blender.
- Add the rest of the ingredients. Next, add some chickpea liquid from the can, garlic, tahini, lemon juice, salt and those delicious spices.
- Blend it up. Pulse or blend the ingredients for about 60 seconds or until everything is completely smooth. If anything is getting stuck or appears too thick, simply add more chickpea liquid 2 tablespoons at a time.
- Taste, adjust & serve. Once the hummus is nice and smooth and creamy, taste it and add more seasonings if you’d like. Then serve and enjoy!
How to store homemade hummus
Store your homemade curry hummus in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Delicious ways to eat this curry hummus
- Of course, dip your fav veggies, toasted pita and maybe some toasted naan. These grain free crackers are perfect!
- Use it as a spread on sandwiches, in this wonderful curry chickpea salad collard wrap and even burgers (this one would be delicious).
- Add a little warm water and drizzle it on this salad or some roasted veggies!
More of the best hummus recipe
- Roasted Beet Hummus
- Cilantro Pistachio Pesto Hummus
- Roasted Garlic Hummus
- Roasted Sweet Potato Hummus
Get all of our dip recipes here, and more tips & tricks for making the best homemade hummus here!
I hope you love this sweet and spicy curry hummus recipe! If you make it be sure to leave a comment and a rating so I know how you liked it. Enjoy, xo!
Ambitious Kitchen
Cookbook
125 Ridiculously Good For You, Sometimes Indulgent, and Absolutely Never Boring Recipes for Every Meal of the Day
Sweet and Spicy Curry Hummus
Ingredients
- 1 15 oz can chickpeas, drained but with the liquid reserved
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda (if removing the chickpea skins -- see below for instructions)
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 1 clove garlic
- Juice from 1/2 lemon (about 2 tablespoons)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
- Optional: 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (1/2 teaspoon cayenne if you like it extra spicy)
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
Instructions
- Drain the chickpeas over a colander, reserving the liquid in a bowl. Skip to step 5 if not removing the skins from the chickpeas.
- To remove the skins for creamier hummus: rinse the chickpeas and add them to a small microwave-safe bowl.
- Toss the chickpeas in 1 ½ tsp. baking soda and microwave them for 90 seconds.
- Pour the hot chickpeas into a large bowl and cover with cool water. Gently rub the chickpeas between your hands to remove the skins. Drain off the water with the skins, and repeat the process until all the skins have been removed. It may take 4-5 changes of water.
- Add the chickpeas (with skins on or off), ¼ cup of chickpea liquid from the can, and all other ingredients to a food processor or blender and blend until completely smooth, about 60 seconds. If things aren’t moving around very well, you can add 2 extra tbsp. at a time of the chickpea liquid.
- Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve with crackers, chips, veggies, or as a sandwich spread.
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Recipe by: Monique Volz // Ambitious Kitchen | Photography by: Eat Love Eats
Absolutely delicious, subbed date syrup for maple.
I normally don’t like to speak poorly of others food and recipes, but I feel this hummus tastes unpleasent. Its too sweet and I also feel it can use more heat, but thats my own prefrence. The texture is also a bit off which I suspect may be from adding the chikpea can liquid to the processeor, it’s just very wet and thin. I should clairfy I peeled the skin off the chikpeas and ommited the garlic, but I do not think the lack of garlic is an issue. I should say that the hummus does taste a bit too spicey, as in the curry powder and tumeric not the cayenne pepper. I think reducing the tumeric or ommiting it completely can help. As curry powder does tend to have tumeric in it already. On a positive final note I do appreicate expiremental hummus reciepes and I appreciate the author for putting up what they made.
Sorry to hear that you didn’t love this one! I always find I need to add the chickpea liquid in order to blend up all of the ingredients, so I’m not sure where that ratio went wrong. The flavor combo is meant to be sweet and spicy – a little more cayenne would be great as I mention if you love spice feel free to up to to 1/2 teaspoon!
Really imaginative idea, and it’s delicious (though I think next time I’ll double the maple syrup for a little more sweetness)!
And a little tip I read somewhere on how to make the creamiest hummus without the hassle of removing chickpea skins. Whip the tahini with all the other liquids together in the food processor first until creamy and fully blended (2-3 minutes, and I had to add about 1/4 cup aquafaba to get a smooth paste) and only then add the chickpea and spices and then blend until smooth. It’s amazing what a difference this order makes in the creaminess level!
Great tip! Glad you liked this fun flavor!
Just made this because I wanted a tasty hummus.
This one is perfect. Lots of flavors but none overpowering. I used fresh organic ginger and it’s
natural pungent flavor is just right.
In a word….excellent! So easy and flavorful.
Ah yay! I am so glad you’re loving this recipe 🙂
Loved this, and my guests did too. I’m glad I tried a batch beforehand because I found it to be way too sweet for my palate. With the second batch I reduced the maple syrup to just one teaspoon which added a note of sweetness that enhance the curry without overpowering it. I also added a tablespoon of olive oil which gives it an even silkier texture.
Thank you. This recipe is a keeper.
This might be my favorite hummus ever!! So good and so easy to make! I used ground ginger instead of fresh ginger and it still turned out great! My hummus was still pretty creamy without the baking soda trick, but that might be from using my blender instead of my food processor. I look forward to making this again and your other hummus recipes!! 🙂
yummy recipe
Looking forward to making this. What can I use as a substitute for tahini to keep the creaminess. Unfortunately sesame is an allergen in our house so we stay away from restaurant/store bought hummus. Thanks!
Hi! Are you able to eat cashew butter? I think that would work well in here!
Brilliant! Thank you, I’ll be trying it out this weekend.
Enjoy!!
I love hummus and have a homemade hummus on hand and very week. This one is amazing and offers a fun twist on a standard hummus. So delicious.
Yay! So happy you love it 🙂
This hummus is fabulous!!
Have made this twice now and LOVE it. Eat it with crackers or veggies for a quick snack or use as a topping in grain/veggie bowls. So much flavor. If you don’t like sweetness, leave out the maple syrup.
Awesome!! So glad to hear you love it 🙂 Thanks for the review!
It would be really nice to see the reviews on your website. It says the number of reviews, you just can’t read them. I like to read these before I try a recipe. How can I see yours? Thx
Hi! You can click “show comments” to see what people are saying about each recipe + the number of stars they gave 🙂