Domestic Goddess: Oven- Roasted Chickpeas

Ellya Sam:

In all honesty, I do not know anyone who does not like chickpeas. They have this amazing texture when bitten. When cooked right, the outside is meant to be nice and firm and the insides are meant to be mushy like mash. They usually come hard and wrinkled when uncooked, then when you steam them, they get all soft and nice :3 I'm not too sure exactly where they originate from but I'm sure you can google that.

Anyway, I usually get my chickpeas out of a can. Just because it's convenient, and I dont have to spend much time steaming them. Also, because I usually only want a handfull, and I dont want using one whole big steamer just to cook a cup of these boys.

You can get many different brands of canned chick peas. I use the ones from Edgell. They're not particularly different from any other brands, but I use them cause I'm just used to using them. LOL. You get what I mean, yeah? 

So anyway, I like the taste of chickpeas just as it is, but sometimes to add a bit of an extra, I roast mine so they get all crunchy. I also add a bit of kapow to it, just cause I can. ;) They're so amazing as snacks. 

Here's my recipe on how I oven- roast my chickpeas!

You will need:

1. 125g Edgell Chick peas
2. tsp cayenne pepper
3. tsp cajun spice
4. pinch salt
5. tbs cracked chilli flakes

Steps:

1. Pre-heat your oven at 200C fan- forced.
2. Drain a can of Edgell Chick Peas in a strainer and put them in a stainless steel bowl. I find when using a stainless steel bowl, the dry ingredients dont stick so much to the walls of the bowl. 
3. Add your cayenne pepper, cajun spice, cracked chilli pepper and salt. 
4. Mix them all up in the bowl and transfer them onto a flat baking pan with a baking sheet on it. Make sure they are totally spread out so that they will be evenly roasted. 
5. Pop them in the oven for about 15 mins
6. Turn your oven to the grill setting 
7. Grill these boys for about 5 minutes and then transfer into a ramekin bowl! 

This is best eaten when hot. 

Enjoy! :)

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