Spicy Crunchy Chickpea Snack

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cups of cooked chickpeas
• 4 garlic cloves
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 -2 teaspoon dried red chili pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon black onion seeds
• 1 teaspoon whole cumin seed
• 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 limes, juice of, small or 1/2 lemon
• sea salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 200°c/400°f
• 2 peel and chop the garlic cloves rather coarsely.
• 3 toss all the ingredients together thoroughly. spread evenly over a baking sheet. bake for 30 minutes, stirring around midway through. take out and let cool. [edit: this baking time turns out peas that are a mix of crunchy ones and ones that are still a bit soft - i like this variety.
• 4 since all ovens vary, you will need to test the doneness. if you like your peas to be a bit soft, bake them for a shorter time; if you like them very crunchy leave them in longer.].
• 5 store this in an airtight container in the refrigerator. makes a great beer snack.
• 6 you can make it sweet-spicy by sprinkling over some brown or raw sugar to while it's still hot from the oven.