Pressure Cooker Hummus Recipe with 5 Flavor Variations

Pressure Cooker Hummus Recipe with 5 Flavor Variations

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Pressure Cooker Hummus is a creamy and delicious Mediterranean dip made with chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, and olive oil, enhanced with variations like black chickpeas and beetroot. This vegan and gluten-free recipe is perfect for serving with pita bread, as a sandwich spread, or as a versatile dip.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Servings

Author Sravanthi Chanda

Ingredients

1 cup dried chickpeas 3 cups cooked chickpeas
3 cups water Use 4 cups for unsoaked chickpeas
½ cup tahini
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoon lemon juice
4 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 green chili optional
1 teaspoon black pepper powder adjust as required
1 teaspoon Salt adjust as required

Instructions

Soak the chickpeas for 6 to 8 hours or overnight. If you are soaking for more hours, you can do it in the refrigerator. And you can refrigerate the soaked chickpeas for 2 to 3 days.
Wash the soaked chickpeas thoroughly 2 to 3 times. Then, drain them completely and add these to the instant pot inner pot.
If using dried chickpeas, rinse them a couple of times with clean water and add it to the Instant pot inner pot.
Add water and close the instant pot with its lid.
Start the Instant Pot in manual or pressure cooker mode and cook for 12 minutes on high pressure for soaked chickpeas. And cook for 50 minutes on high pressure for unsoaked chickpeas.
Once the instant pot beeps, wait for 10 minutes and do a quick pressure release. You can leave it aside and let the pressure release naturally also.
Drain the chickpeas and reserve the water. This reserved water can be added to hummus for a thinner consistency or used in making soups and curries.
Now take all ingredients to make hummus into a blender or food processor and grind it into a smooth paste. If necessary, you can add a little water to make hummus smooth.
Creamy and delicious pressure cooker hummus is ready to serve!

Notes

Nutrition values are my rough estimates. Please feel free to use your calculator if you rely on them for your diet.

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