Template:How to cook beans in a pressure cooker
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How to cook beans or pulses in a pressure cooker
Use this basic guide if you do not have a specific recipe
- Pick through the beans and discard any discoloured beans or loose skins
- Soak in cold water for a minimum of the time shown, soaking overnight is usually the best way to achieve this
- Change soaking water a few times if possible
- Never cook the beans in the water they were soaked in
- Rinse the beans well at the end of the soaking period
- Ensure the pressure cooker is at least a quarter full
- Never fill the pressure cooker more than half full
- Always cover the beans with at least 5 cm (2") water
- Add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil to the water - this reduces foaming
- Allow the pressure cooker to get to the required pressure and then begin timing
- Use the specified pressure release method - this is the natural method in the case of dried beans or pulses
- A bean is usually perfectly cooked when it can be easily squashed between your forefinger and thumb
- If the beans are not sufficiently cooked, return to pressure, cook for another 3 minutes and allow the pressure to reduce using the natural method.
Re-check that the beans are cooked to your liking.
| Type of Bean | Cold Water Soak Time (minimum) | Pressure Cooking Time | Cooking Pressure High=15 psi Med=10 psi Low=5 psi: |
Pressure Release Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dried Azuki (red) beans | None | 8 minutes | High | Natural |
| Dried Black beans | 4 hours | 12 minutes | High | Natural |
| Dried Black urad beans | None | 7 minutes | High | Natural |
| Dried Black eyed peas | None | 10 minutes | High | Natural |
| Dried Borlotti beans | 4 hours | 7 minutes | High | Natural |
| Dried Broad beans | 8 hours | 4 minutes | Medium | Natural |
| Dried Butter beans | 8 hours | 4 minutes | Medium | Natural |
| Dried Chickpeas | 8 hours | 25 minutes | High | Natural |
| Dried Faba beans, Dried (Fava beans) | 8 hours | 4 minutes | Medium | Natural |
| Dried Lentils or Split peas | None | 7 minutes | High | Natural |
| Dried Lima beans | 8 hours | 4 minutes | Medium | Natural |
| Dried Mung beans (green) | 4 hours | 9 minutes | Low | Natural |
| Dried Pinto or mottled beans | 4 hours | 12 minutes | High | Natural |
| Dried Red kidney beans | 4 hours | 12 minutes | High | Natural |
| Dried Mung beans (red) | 4 hours | 9 minutes | Low | Natural |
| Dried Shell beans | 4 hours | 10 minutes | High | Natural |
| Snap, string or runner beans | None | 4 minutes | Low | Cold water release |
| Dried Soya bean | 8 hours | 35 minutes | High | Natural |
| Dried White or cannellini beans | 4 hours | 12 minutes | High | Natural |
| Dried White urad beans | None | 7 minutes | High | Natural |
| Dried Yellow or Peruano beans | 4 hours | 10 minutes | High | Natural |