ROASTED SPICED CHICKPEAS. easy-peasy, healthy, low salt, no sugar, vegetarian, vegan

Wean your family off processed foods: Roasted Spiced Chickpeas: healthier than crisps but as crunchy & flavourful

Roasted Spiced Chickpeas, very more-ish

Roasted chickpeas have all the crunch of crisps but little of the fat and none of the preservatives.  

They're incredibly easy to make.  If there is the time and patience to make these from scratch, soaking and boiling the chickpeas, you'll have a snack ten times better than you could ever imagine.  But tinned chickpeas also produce a good result.  

Whatever is used, the trick with roasting chickpeas is to make sure they're dry before they go into the oven.  Rinse the chickpeas, drain them and dry them well. 

Roast them BEFORE adding the oil and spices; they should keep a couple of days at least.

Cost: 75 pence
Feeds: 4 generous handfuls (recipe doubles/triples easily)

Ingred:
   1 400gmgm/14oz tin chickpeas (240gm/8.5oz drained), rinsed and dried
        (or 1 cup dried chickpeas, reconstituted after soaking & boiling) 

    1 tbsp olive oil
    1/2 tsp curry powder
    1/2 tsp garam masala
    1/2 tsp smoked paprika
    pinch of chilli flakes (or to taste)
    garlic clove, finely grated
    couple of pinches pepper
    1/4 tsp salt

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 400F, 230C, 200 fan 
2. Line a tray big enough to take the chickpeas in one layer with tinfoil; the sides of the foil should be at least an inch/2cm deep
3. Spread out the chickpeas; bake in the lower part of the oven, stirring once, for 25-30 mins or until medium crunchy.  Remove from oven and TURN OVEN OFF.
4. Mix oil with spices; taste; adjust as necessay
5. Pour over chickpeas in the pan, tossing to coat
6. Return chickpeas to oven (which is now off); leave 20 mins or until ultra crisp and crunchy
7. Allow to cool on a cooling rack
8. Use as a snack or a garnish for salads
9. Should keep well in an air-tight tin for 2-3 days

Tips:

• ovens vary; the chickpeas very easily go from beautifully crisp to overdone; if your oven tends to be very hot, lower the temperature slightly
  
  
• See Healthier Bar/Party Snacks

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This recipe has been developed by B  Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises and may not be reproduced without the author's written permission.