Tahini Sauce | Tahina Dip | Tahini Recipe

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Tahini Sauce | Tahina Dip | Tahini Recipe

Tahini Sauce, a delicious Middle Eastern condiment made from sesame seeds, is incredibly versatile. This simple paste, the foundation for tahini sauce, hummus, and many other dishes, boasts a nutty flavor, and it's naturally vegan and gluten-free. The best part? You can whip up homemade tahini in just 15 minutes!

Course Condiment

Cuisine Middle-eastern

Keyword Debjanir Rannaghar, homemade Tahini, Tahini Recipe

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings Bowl

Calories 215kcal

Author Debjani Chatterjee Alam

Cost Rs 150

Ingredients

Tahini Paste

1 cup Sesame Seed
¼ cup Olive Oil

Tahini Sauce / Dip

1 cup Tahini Paste
4 clove Garlic
1 Lemon
¼ teaspoon Salt

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Instructions

Tahini Paste:

Take Sesame seeds in a dry frying pan and dry roast them in a medium flame for around 2-3 minutes or till they turn golden in color and fragrant.
Stir continuously with a Wooden Spatula. Don't let the seed turn brown.
Transfer the Seed in a separate Bowl and let them cool completely.
Now take Sesame Seed in a Grinder and grind them completely to make a smooth powder.
I have used the dry Jar of my Food Processor for doing the same. If you are not available with a grinder then use a Mortar Pestle of Shilnora (Shilbatta) to make the Powder.
I prefer to use the Powder a bit smooth while some people prefer coarse Powder, so the choice is yours. However, the end result should be a crumbly paste.
Now start adding Olive Oil to the Paste.
Initially, add 1 Tbsp. Oil and start mixing in the same grinder and add rest of the oil and complete making the paste.
I have added ¼ Cup of Oil in 1 cup Sesame Seed.
If you wish to have your paste a bit liquid, then just adds more oil and vice versa.
Basic Tahini Paste is ready.
It can be stored for 3 months, and you can use it while making Middle eastern Dishes.
What if you don't want to make a Middle Eastern Dish but you need a dip for your Nachos or a Salad dressing instead of Mayonnaise. One of the common answers is Tahini Dip or Tahini Sauce which can be prepared with Tahini Paste.

Tahini Dip or Tahini Sauce:

Take Tahini Paste in a mixer and add ¼ Tsp. Salt, 4 cloves of Garlic and squeeze the juice of a Lemon and mix it for 1-2 minutes and the dip is ready!
I prefer to add little extra Garlic so the quantity can be reduced based on the taste
The same is applicable for Lemon Juice.
Tahini Dip is ready for using in Salad or I use it as a spread of Bread and sometimes have it with Cucumber.

Notes

Roasting Sesame seed is optional since many people prefer to not to roast the Sesame Seed but I love to roast them because roasted seed provides Tahini a special aroma.

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