Instant Pot Chickpeas | No Soak Method

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Use this Instant Pot Chickpeas no soak method to cook chickpeas to perfectly tender, ready for any recipe you're making.

Prep Time2

Cook Time34

Natural Pressure Release10

Total Time46

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Canadian

Servings: cups

Calories: 269kcal

Rinse the chickpeas and pick through for debris.
Add chickpeas to pot of the pressure cooker and cover with 6 cups of water. Add salt.
Set the pressure cooker to "pressure cook" on "high pressure" and set the time for 34 minutes. The pressure cooker will take about 15 minutes to come to pressure and will then cook.
Once the cook time is done allow it to do a "natural pressure release" for 10 minutes. This means don't release the pressure, let the appliance do it on it's own.
After 10 minutes do a "quick pressure release", which means to set the sealing knob to venting or release and allow the rest of the pressure to release. The chickpeas are now ready to use. You can cool them and then refrigerate or freeze them.

Notes - Don't fill your pressure cooker over the maximum line. I keep mine under 1/2 full when cooking beans as they can get foamy.

Make sure to do a natural pressure release for at least 10 minutes to prevent foam from splattering all over and clogging up your release knob.

Substitutions - To add flavor to the chickpeas you can use stock or broth instead of water. You can also add whichever spices you like.