Instant pot Garbanzo beans (Chickpeas) - Soaked & Unsoaked

Instant pot Garbanzo beans (Chickpeas) - Soaked & Unsoaked

Learn how to cook chickpeas using an Instant pot using this easy recipe. And use homemade chickpeas in various recipes to make easy lunch or dinner in no time.

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Global

Keyword instant pot chickpeas

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Servings

Calories 67kcal

Author Sravanthi Chanda

Equipment

Instant Pot

Ingredients

1 cup chickpeas dried
3 cups water 4 cups for dried chickpeas
½ teaspoon salt optional

Instructions

Prep work (Optional)

Soak the chickpeas for 8 hours or overnight.
Discard the water from soaked chickpeas and wash them a couple of times.

Soaked Chickpeas

Wash the soaked chickpeas thoroughly 2 to 3 times. Then, drain them completely and add these to the instant pot inner pot.
Add 3 cups water and salt (if using) and close the instant pot with its lid.
Start the Instant Pot in manual or pressure cooker mode and cook for 10 minutes on high pressure.
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.
Your Instant pot chickpeas are ready.

Dried Chickpeas

Wash the chickpeas a couple of times. Then, drain them thoroughly and add these to the instant pot inner pot.
Add water, salt (if using) and close the instant pot with its lid.
Start the Instant Pot in manual or pressure cooker mode and cook for 45 minutes on high pressure.
Once the instant pot beeps, wait for 10 minutes and do a quick pressure release. Or wait for a natural release of pressure.
Drain the chickpeas and save chickpeas and cooking liquid (you can make aquafaba using it) separately.

Notes

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

Aged chickpeas will take more time to cook. So if your chickpeas are sitting for a long time in the cupboard, cook the soaked chickpeas for 15 minutes on high pressure. And for unsoaked chickpeas, it will take about 55 minutes.

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