Topic: Roasting Gram (Chick Peas)

[Mzee]

Hi all
A really great snack is Spicy Dry Roasted Gram (Chick Peas) - you find them mixed up in 'Bombay Mix' but I'm having a real difficulty in obtaining them on their own.  Any mail order sources you might know?

The other alternative is do it myself!  I can get dried chick peas easily enough but how do you go about getting them to spicy roasted stage? Presumably they have to be soaked first then roasted etc, any help would be very welcome.

[pete]

The Company Cofresh are the best for all these "bombay mix" style snacks.
They are based in Leicester.
I am very lucky and can buy all these goodies at my local Asian supermarket.
Check out
http://www.theindiangrocerystore.com/cgi-bin/theindiangrocerystore-cgi/Catalogue.pl?cat=Dry%20Fruit%20and%20Nuts
It should get you what you want

[CurryCanuck]

Roasted Chickpeas
 
 Chickpeas are easy to roast.  Simply cook them as usual, spice them
 and dry them.
 
 Dry them in the oven on a very low setting on a non-stick cookie sheet.
 
 
 Spices
 
 1. Chili Chickpeas - sprinkle them with chili powder, fresh ground cumin
 aand a little salt.
 
 2. Curry Chickpeas - sprinkle with your favorite curry mix and salt.
 
 3. Buffalo Chickpeas - Mix tabasco sauce (or another similar pepper
 sauce with some lemon juice (about equal proportions) or a few
 crystals of citric acid (that is the acid in lemon juice).  You need
 the citric acid or the citric acid from the lemon juice because you
 want a tart flavor to the final product.  The vinegar in the tabasco
 will evaporate during the drying process.
 
 4. Taco Chickpeas - You guess it - roll them in taco seasoning then dry
 
 5.  Teriyaki - cover with soysauce a little sugar, lots of garlic and
 lots of fresh back pepper and dry.
 
 6.  Cajun - Season with your favorite cajun spice mix and dry