Soak 1/2 cup dried chickpeas in 1 1/2 cups of water with spices 3-24 hours.
Dump soaked chickpeas into a medium pot, bring to a boil, bring to a simmer, then cover loosely. Cook approximately 1 hour, until soft.
Let cool.
Hummus
Strain water/stock from cooled chickpeas, set aside.
In a blender, add tahini, lemon juice squeezed from 1 lemon, blend for 30 seconds, scrape down with a spatula, blend again for 30 seconds until whipped.
Add olive oil, garlic, cumin, blender for another 30 seconds, and scrape down with a spatula.
Add 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas, blend for 1-2 minutes.
To the blender, add water/stock that was set aside earlier, 1 tbsp at a time as needed.
Scrape into a tupperware or bowl, garnish with extra virgin olive oil, cumin, minced garlic.