tartsy

August 25, 2009

kneats:

nighthawks:

Some of you were curious about the recipe I used to make the roasted chickpeas, so I thought I’d go ahead and type up how I went about making this fantastic snack. You can find a bunch of recipe variations on the internet, so feel free to search around for one that works best for you.
What you need:-Canned chickpeas-Olive oil-Spices/Seasoning -Colander-Baking sheet-Bowl
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 420 F
2. Open up a can of chickpeas, throw them in a strainer/colander, and rinse!
3. Once you’ve washed your chickpeas, let them dry for about 10 minutes or so. You can speed up this process by patting them dry with some paper towel.
4. Spread your chickpeas onto a baking sheet and throw them in the oven! Let them roast for about 20-25 minutes.
5. While your chickpeas are roasting, you should have an impromptu dance party!
6. Once the 20-25 minutes is up, take your chickpeas out of the oven and transfer them to a bowl. Use about a tablespoon of olive oil and drizzle it onto the chickpeas. Next, sprinkle whatever spices you like onto your chickpeas. It’s really up to you what kind of spices and how much spice to use. Experiment! I used curry powder, chili powder, and salt on the chickpeas I made yesterday.
7. Once olive oil-ed and spice-d, put your chickpeas back onto the baking sheet and throw them into the oven for another 10-15 minutes. The goal is to get your chickpeas to be hard and crunchy like a peanut, so you might have to keep them in longer depending on your oven. Check on them every once in awhile, taste-testing, to make sure they are roasted perfectly.
8. Voila! Now you have a healthy snack! Put those babies in a sealed container and munch on them whenever you get a craving for something salty and crunchy.

Om nom nom. I made these today, with cajun spice mix and salt, and i should have made more, because they were delicious, but they were gone far too quickly for my liking!

nighthawks:

Some of you were curious about the recipe I used to make the roasted chickpeas, so I thought I’d go ahead and type up how I went about making this fantastic snack. You can find a bunch of recipe variations on the internet, so feel free to search around for one that works best for you.

What you need:
-Canned chickpeas
-Olive oil
-Spices/Seasoning
-Colander
-Baking sheet
-Bowl

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 420 F

2. Open up a can of chickpeas, throw them in a strainer/colander, and rinse!

3. Once you’ve washed your chickpeas, let them dry for about 10 minutes or so. You can speed up this process by patting them dry with some paper towel.

4. Spread your chickpeas onto a baking sheet and throw them in the oven! Let them roast for about 20-25 minutes.

5. While your chickpeas are roasting, you should have an impromptu dance party!

6. Once the 20-25 minutes is up, take your chickpeas out of the oven and transfer them to a bowl. Use about a tablespoon of olive oil and drizzle it onto the chickpeas. Next, sprinkle whatever spices you like onto your chickpeas. It’s really up to you what kind of spices and how much spice to use. Experiment! I used curry powder, chili powder, and salt on the chickpeas I made yesterday.

7. Once olive oil-ed and spice-d, put your chickpeas back onto the baking sheet and throw them into the oven for another 10-15 minutes. The goal is to get your chickpeas to be hard and crunchy like a peanut, so you might have to keep them in longer depending on your oven. Check on them every once in awhile, taste-testing, to make sure they are roasted perfectly.

8. Voila! Now you have a healthy snack! Put those babies in a sealed container and munch on them whenever you get a craving for something salty and crunchy.

Om nom nom. I made these today, with cajun spice mix and salt, and i should have made more, because they were delicious, but they were gone far too quickly for my liking!