How to make Instant Pot Chickpeas- no overnight soaking required, no draining, or any extra prep! You just need to add chickpeas and water to the instant pot, press the button, and your chickpeas from the scratch will be ready in less than 1 hour. Cooking your own chickpeas is more budget-friendly and also tastes way better than the canned ones.
The instant pot makes it convenient and easy to cook ingredients from scratch that may require more preparation and time over stovetops. Nowadays we use an instant pot every other day, we love cooking noodles, basmati rice, lentil curry, and also cooking these chickpeas in the instant pot. We love this method because it’s quicker, gives more consistent results, and you need to pay much less attention than stovetop techniques. And home-cooked garbanzo beans taste so much better than the canned ones and are way less expensive!
Let’s check out, how to make instant pot chickpeas aka garbanzo beans.
Why we love Instant Pot Chickpeas
- You do not need to soak chickpeas overnight.
- It saves money.
- No prep required
- Dried chickpeas(no-soak)
- You can easily manage the sodium level
- It’s easy and very quick
- You can easily store or freeze the home-cooked chickpeas for a longer period of time.
- They are healthy and contain zero preservatives
How To Cook Instant Pot Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans)
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- Take about 2 cups (1 lb or 450g) of dried chickpeas. Pick through them for any stones or dirt.
- Rinse the chickpeas and add place the chickpeas, water, and salt in the instant pot.
- Close the lid and turn the pressure release valve to a sealing position.
- Now, pressure cook the chickpeas on HIGH for about 25 minutes (for stiff beans) and 45 minutes (for soft beans, mashable).
- When the cook cycle ends, leave it undisturbed for 10 to 20 minutes for NPR (natural pressure release).
- Gently turn the pressure release valve to venting to get rid of any extra steam.
- Open the instant pot lid and take a taste test for your preferred softness. If you want more soft chickpeas then add more pressure cooking time 5 minutes intervals, if required.
- Now, pour the chickpeas into a colander and separate them from the juice (or aquafaba) and store them in an airtight container.
Also Aquafaba or Chickpea water or Garbanzo beans water ( it can be used as a vegan substitute in many recipes that call for eggs or egg whites).
Some Instant Pot Chickpeas or Garbanzo Beans FaQs
How long does it take to cook dried chickpeas in Instant Pot?
The cooking times may vary with the quality and the brand. But you can start by trying the following directions to cook Instant Pot chickpeas :
- To get firm or semi-soft cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans) – You need to Pressure cook for 30 minutes at HIGH pressure. ( for curries, soups or to cook it further)
- To get very soft or easily mashable cooked chickpeas – you need to pressure cook for 40 minutes HIGh pressure ( use it directly in salads, dips ort hummus)
Should I discard the chickpea water?
The juice or the water from the cooked chickpeas is called Aquafaba. It’s a great vegan replacement for eggs or egg whites. You can find some really fancy vegan dessert recipes using chickpea water or aquafaba.
How to store cooked chickpeas?
You can store the instant pot-cooked chickpeas in an airtight container for about 4 days. I usually prefer storing the chickpea water and the chickpeas in separate airtight containers. Because I use chickpea water in the hummus, it’s a great way to adjust the hummus consistency without adding excess oil.
Do I need to soak the chickpeas before pressure cooking them?
If you prefer, you can, but this is not a mandatory step. In fact, cooking chickpeas in an instant pot gives you the liberty to not soak the beans and still achieve fully cooked chickpeas in less than 1 hour.
But if you are in hurry and want to cook the chickpeas even more quickly, then soaking may allow you to cut down the cooking process to almost half.
Easy chickpea Recipes:
- Greek Chickpea Salad with Greek-style vinaigrette
- Sticky Sesame Chickpeas
- Chickpea Tikka Masala
- Mediterranean Chickpea Pasta Salad
- Vegan Chickpea Butternut Squash Curry
- Air Fryer Roasted Chickpeas
- Vegan Meatballs
- Easy Roasted Beet Hummus