Air fryer crispy smoked paprika chickpeas

Name: Air fryer crispy smoked paprika chickpeas
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 tins chickpeas, 400g each, drained and rinsed; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp ground cumin; 0.5 tsp garlic granules; 0.5 tsp salt; 1 lemon, cut into wedges

Crunchy spiced chickpeas for snacking or sprinkling on soups and salads, ready in 15 minutes.

Time25 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.23 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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2tins chickpeas400g each, drained and rinsed
1 tbspolive oil
1 tspsmoked paprika
1 tspground cumin
½ tspgarlic granules
½ tspsalt
1lemoncut into wedges

Method

1
Tip the chickpeas onto a clean tea towel and rub them dry. Pull off any loose skins. The drier they are, the crunchier they get.
2
Toss with the oil, paprika, cumin, garlic granules and salt in a bowl.
3
Heat the air fryer to 190C. Tip the chickpeas into the basket in one layer.
4
Cook for 12 to 15 minutes, shaking the basket every 4 minutes, until golden and crunchy. They crisp up more as they cool.
13 min 30 s
5
Squeeze over a little lemon and eat the same day.

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