Cook chickpeas directly in soup?
I just started cooking dried chickpeas in my pressure cooker. It made me wonder... I have some soup recipes that I make in my IP that call for canned chick peas. At first I was subbing in my cooked chickpeas. Is there any reason I can't just add my already-soaked chickpeas directly to the soup? The soup will be cooking at pressure for at least as long as my chickpeas recipe calls for anyway.
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I don't see why not.
I make channa masala from scratch - fry onions, garlic, chilli, add spices, drop soaked chickpeas
...and enough extra water so it will absorb and evaporate in the required time.
That's your only bit of guesswork, but for soup that's probably not as crucial as for a dish which is served almost dry.
What may be your sticking point - you may have to salt towards the end, or they will be tough. As I don't pressure-cook, I'm not sure how easy that would be. For regular stove-top, it would be 30 minutes before the end of a 2-hour cook.
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How do you cook dried chickpeas in soup?
To cook the soaked beans, add them to a large pot, cover the beans with several inches of water, and bring everything to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until they reach your desired tenderness, 1 \xbd to 2 hours.Can chickpeas be cooked without soaking?
Chickpeas can be cooked from dry or pre-soaked in a pressure cooker. If you soak them for 12 hours, then they will cook in minutes, but you can also skip the soaking altogether. Chickpeas can be pressure-cooked from dry in 40 minutes, plus the time it takes for the pressure to rise and fall.Can canned chickpeas be eaten directly?
Canned chickpeas are already cooked and ready to serve, so you can eat them immediately or use them with other ingredients. To prepare dried chickpeas, you will need extra time.Chickpea Soup | Everyday Gourmet S10 Ep60
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