- 1 cup dried chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pinch ground cumin, or to taste
- 1 pinch paprika, or to taste
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Place chickpeas in a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand for 24 hours. Drain and dry on paper towels.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Pour chickpeas into a baking dish; drizzle olive oil over the top and season with cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. Stir to coat chickpeas.
- Bake in the preheated oven, stirring every 20 minutes, until crispy and fragrant, about 1 hour. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.