Hummus Is a cuisine of the Levant, a region known as Bilad ash-Sham, comprising of modern day Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Syria. Hummus in Arabic means chickpeas and the complete dish which is today referred as Humus is called Hummus bi Tahina, which means ChickPeas blended with Tahini. Savoured all over the Middle East, the Humus is also a regular cuisine in Egypt and Turkey. Now becoming popular in India too, here is how you can go about making this healthy veggie cuisine.