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In the health/natural foods section of our local grocery store while we were in Sydney, there was a jar of roasted chickpeas that we liked to buy and snack on once in a while. I’ve seen a few recipes on how to make your own roasted chickpeas, so I decided to try it out for myself.
I used garam masala and olive oil to coat the chickpeas. The jar of roasted chickpeas we bought at the store were really crunchy, like we were biting into a peanut. The ones I roasted myself were crunchy on the outside, but still a bit soft inside.
They were very nice though and make a great snack. My husband thought they tasted like chicken skin (that means that he liked them!)! Both of my chidren liked them as well, which was quite surprising.
- 1 16-ounce can chickpeas (also called garbanzo beans)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½-1 tablespoon garam masala (totally depends your taste)
- Drain chickpeas and thoroughly rinse in a colander under cold water. Pat dry with paper towels and place into a bowl. Add olive oil and garam masala and toss to completely coat chickpeas.
- Arrange chickpeas in a single layer on a baking sheet; bake at 350F for 35-50 minutes, depending on your desired level of crunchiness.
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Thanks for the idea! I often buy these to snack on when I’m Indian grocery shopping, but never thought to make my own. In India, they sell them as street food, all warm & wrapped up in a newspaper cone…yum.
I never have any luck roasting chickpeas. Your recipe sounds great though!
I LOVE roasted chickpeas! I think they are the perfect snack, and I make them all the time. Garam Masala is one of my favorite ways to spice them, but you should also try a little dried herbs and parm, or even a sweet version with cinnamon and sugar. YUMMM
Kirby, thanks for the ideas, I will definitely be trying some different things with the roasted chickpeas!
This is one of the fave health snacks! We need to find garam masala soon…
The Duo Dishes, I couldn’t find garam masala either! A friend of mine found a bottle at Super Wal-Mart of all places and sent me some. Since then I have found it at SuperTarget as well. Hope that helps!
what a great idea- reminds me of wasabi peas, only fresh! i’m definitely going to try these out!
Printing out recipe! Looks amazing! Thank you & happy holiday weekend!
~ingrid
I’ll be trying these for sure
For anyone trying to find garam masala there is a company called Epicure that has a really good one. I don’t think it’s only in Canada but I have been wrong before. It’s one of those home party companies with sooo many yummy spices and dips.
Thanks for the recipe!