Roasted Masala Chickpeas

Don’t you wish you could just pick up these figure-friendly, protein rich, vegetarian, vegan, gluten free oven roasted, crunchy, masala chickpeas that are finger licking good?

Do certain foods, flavors or aromas evoke childhood memories for you? Deep fried peas was the coveted snack for me when I was little.

Our school snack shop sold deep fried masala white peas which were colored red artificially. The snack shop was one of the most unhygienic places in the school yard. So my parents never allowed us to buy any snacks there. My mom packed us all the healthy snacks instead and my dad got red chana for me from a well reputed store, but it just did not have that school snack shop appeal 🙂 Now as a parent, I can totally relate to their thinking and in fact have done the same with my own kids.

I wanted to recreate the taste of that red chana but without the artificial color or the deep frying or the uncleanliness….ha..ha!

I am happy with my recipe. Follow the special tip and you will have roasted chickpeas that are so crunchy and savory that you won’t be able to stop snacking on them. Isn’t it fabulous then, that these Roasted Masala Chickpeas are in fact a healthy, protein rich, non- fried snack?

Here is the easy 6 ingredient recipe-

Enjoy!

Special tip- Make sure to toss the chickpeas in the hot oil before roasting. It gives the Roasted Masala Chickpeas a nice crunch. They can be made in advance and stored in an air tight container for up to 2 days.

Have a great weekend!

Love,

❤

Sandhya