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Instant Pot Chickpeas (soaked)

Learn to cook soaked chickpeas or Garbanzo beans using instant pot. Step by step recipe to get soft tender perfectly cooked chickpeas. These cooked chickpeas can be refrigerated or freezed in small batches. Cooking chickpeas in advance and storing them for later use is a time saver. This is a beginners instant pot recipe.
Prep Time8 hrs
Cook Time30 mins
Total Time8 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 4 people
Author: Pavithra M Adiga

Ingredients

  • Water (For soaking and cooking)
  • 2 cups Dried Chickpeas

Instructions

  • Use clean chickpeas and rinse them in clear water using a colander.
  • Soak them in water overnight or 6 to 8 hours.
  • Remove the water and add to the inner pot of instant pot. I have taken 2 cups of water
  • Add water to cover the chickpeas.
  • Close the instant pot lid with vent in sealing position.
  • Next set the Instant pot to high pressure and time to 15 minutes.
  • It takes few minutes for the pressure to build and then timer begins.
  • When the cooking time is up, turn off the pot and give a natural pressure release (NPR) of 15 minutes. After 15 minutes release the remaining pressure manually.
  • Steam releases and knob comes down, now open the lid and the chickpeas are cooked well for your use. Strain the liquid or use for making curries.

Storage suggestions:

  • These cooked chickpeas can be refrigerated or freezed in small batches. Cooking chickpeas in advance and storing them for later use is a time saver. Water drained from cooked chickpeas can also be refrigerated or frozen separately.

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Notes

Cooking time of chickpeas does not change if the quantity of soaked chickpeas is taken half r double this recipe.
Also, the cooking time depends on the quality of chickpeas. However, unsoaked chickpeas very long time to cook compared to soaked chickpeas.
Old beans take more time to cook so make sure use fresh ones for this recipe.  
If you feel chickpeas are not cooked enough, and want to soften it more, so just seal instant pot lid again and cook for 5 to 8 minutes.
Dried beans take double the space in volume, so try not to fill more than half the mark in inner instant pot.
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