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Ingredients
  • subheading: POT-IN-POT INSTRUCTION FOR LENTILS:
  • subheading: BROWN/GREEN LENTILS:
  • PIP - ¼ lentils
  • ¾ cup water
  • ¼ tsp salt
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  • 12 minutes pressure
  • wait 15 minutes
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  • subheading: FRENCH LENTILS:
  • PIP - ¼ cup lentils
  • ¾ cup water
  • ¼ salt
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  • 9 minutes
  • wait 10 minutes
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  • subheading: BELUGA LENTILS:
  • PIP - ¼ cup lentils
  • ½ cup water
  • ⅛ tsp salt
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  • 14 LOW pressure
  • wait 10 minutes
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  • subheading: INSTRUCTIONS FOR BEANS COOKED DIRECTLY IN THE IP LINER:
  • subheading: BLACK EYED PEAS:
  • 1 cup black eyed peas
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 tsp salt
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  • 20 mins
  • wait 15 minutes
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  • subheading: PINTO BEANS:
  • 1 cup pinto beans
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 tsp salt
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  • 30 mins
  • wait 10 minutes
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  • subheading: BLACK BEANS:
  • 1 cup pinto beans or black beans
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 tsp salt
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  • 30 mins
  • wait 10 minutes
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  • subheading: CHICKPEAS:
  • 1 cup chickpeas
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 tsp salt
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  • 38 mins (40 for hummus)
  • wait 10 minutes
Steps
  1. subheading: PIP = "Pot in Pot" method for lentils:
  2. You place 1 cup of water in the bottom of the IP liner, place in a steamer rack or a trivet that will support a 16oz/pint mason glass jar. Then you put the water, salt, and beans in the glass jar. Don't change the volume of the water or the beans for PIP instructions.
  3. subheading: Regular Beans in the Instant Liner:
  4. For this method, you can change the amount of beans from ¼ to 1-½ cups of beans. Keep the volume of water and salt the same. If you are using 2 cups of beans (1lb) increase the water to 6 cups with 1½ tsp salt. I've never made more than a pound at a time.
  5. Put the water, salt and rinsed beans in the Instant Pot liner (make sure you picked through them for debris, you don't want to chip a tooth). Set the time. Once that time finishes, let it naturally release pressure for the recommended time (it's usually 10 minutes). Then gently flip the nozzle to release the remaining pressure. I say gently because if you completely open it all at once, the pressure changes too quickly and can blow apart of beans. It doesn't hurt them, they just don't look as nice.
  6. Drain in a colander and let cool before you mess with them. If you start scooping in there while they are warm, they can get mushy. Once cool, they will be just like canned beans.
Notes
  • Quick release means you open the pressure valve immediately once cooked instead of waiting for them to naturally release the pressure.
 

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