Rossella Rago

Nonna Romana Sciddurlo’s Oven-Fried Chickpeas

Ceci Fritti

Preparation info
  • Yield:

    6 to 8

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      50 min

Appears in
Cooking with Nonna: A Year of Italian Holidays
Cooking with Nonna

By Rossella Rago

Published 2018

  • About

To celebrate Carnevale in Italy, many families would throw fun costume parties in the home and serve humble treats like these oven-fried chickpeas. They are delightfully crunchy, and they double as a healthy snack.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound (454 g) dried chickpeas
  • 2 teaspoons salt

Method

  1. In a medium saucepan, combine the chickpeas, salt, and bay leaves. Cover with enough cold water to come up 3 inches (7.5 cm) above the chickpeas. Soak for 12 hours.
  2. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
  3. Drain and pat the chickpeas dry with a tow