How To Cook Dried Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans)

Ingredients

Ingredients For Overnight or Quick Soaking:

Ingredients For Cooking Chickpeas:

Instructions

  1. Overnight Soaking:
  2. In a colander, rinse and pick through the chickpeas to remove any debris.
  3. Pour chickpeas into a large bowl.
  4. Cover chickpeas by 2-inches of water (about 8 cups).
  5. Add 2 teaspoons salt to water.
  6. Let chickpeas soak overnight or at least 8 hours.
  7. Drain the chickpeas and rinse well with cool water before cooking.
  8. Quick Soaking:
  9. In a colander, rinse and pick through the chickpeas to remove any debris.
  10. Pour the chickpeas into a Dutch oven.
  11. Add 2 teaspoons salt.
  12. Pour beans into a Dutch oven.
  13. Add 8 cups of water to Dutch oven.
  14. Heat water and beans to boiling in Dutch oven; boil uncovered for 2 minutes.
  15. Remove Dutch oven from heat; cover and let chickpeas stand for 1 hour.
  16. Pour soaked chickpeas into a colander, rinse and drain with cool water.
  17. Transfer soaked, rinsed and drained chickpeas to the Dutch oven.
  18. Add 8 cups of water and 2 teaspoons salt to the Dutch oven.
  19. Bring to boil, reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 1½ to 2 hours, or until the chickpeas are smooth and creamy in texture.
  20. Drain chickpeas in a colander that has been placed over a large bowl.
  21. Allow chickpeas and the separate bowl of liquid to cool.
  22. Save out some of the chickpea liquid if making Hummus.
  23. NOTE: If freezing or refrigerating chickpeas for future use add ½ cup of the chickpea liquid to each container. The liquid may be needed when making Hummus.

Comments

1 pound of dried chickpeas will make about 8 cups of cooked chickpeas.

Chickpeas are also known as garbanzo and ceci beans.

Use cooked chickpeas in Spiced Chickpea Stew, Hummus, or Spicy Roasted Chickpeas.

Do you own an Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker? Click here for how to cook dried chickpeas in an Instant Pot.

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