1. Soak chickpeas in water for one night and drain the next day. Pour into a pan full of water and let them simmer for about one hour.

2. Add sesame puree, lemon juice, salt and cumin to the chickpeas and use a blender or an immersion blender to mix everything together. Add salt to taste.

3. Put chickpeas puree onto a plate. Pour olive oil on top of it and decorate with parsley. 

Serve bread or potatoes as a side dish.

In the arabic world cumin is used as an antiflatulant agent.

1 tsp ground cumin added to a glass of water is supposed to help fighting digestive problems.