I don’t like to cook, I barely boil water. Oh, I can cook, I just don’t like to.
But the other day I made Air Fryer Chickpeas (Garbanzo beans). A friend posted a photo on Facebook of the ones she made and I had it on my mind. So I bought a couple of cans of the chickpeas and went at it.
The recipe I read had to be adjusted because as they started frying, they started popping, so I lowered the temperature and the time and they came out perfect — crunchy and delicious.
I washed the chickpeas to get all the salt off and let them dry in the air on paper towels — about an hour. If you let them dry, they’ll come out crunchy.
After that, I put them in the air fryer and air fried them for about 10 to 12 minutes at 360 degrees F. Some recipes call for a higher temp and a little longer time, but as I said, this worked out better for me.
As they were frying, I juggled them a bit every few minutes, to move them around.
When they were done, while still hot, I drizzled them with olive oil and then added sea salt, pepper, turmeric, powdered ginger and powdered garlic. They came out delicious. You can actually add whatever you like to them. Add nothing, or add everything. But if adding stuff, do it after they are done frying. Not before or during.
I never liked chickpeas even though I know they are very healthy and full of protein. I try to eat hummus, but never really like it either. There’s a chocolate hummus now, which I bought, but it’s still sitting in the fridge. But now that this new crunchy method is so easy to make and delicious, I may just start eating them, in this form.
Originally published at tomversation.com on February 6, 2023.
