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Vegan Dried Beans
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Vegan Dry Beans Recipe

5 minutes to prepare (plus soaking time) and 5 minutes to cook (plus waiting time for steam to end)
Course Main Course
Cuisine Turkish
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 267kcal

Equipment

  • Pressure cooker

Ingredients

  • 1 cup beans cannollini or similar
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves chopped
  • 1 red pepper chopped
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon pepper paste optional
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes to taste
  • ½ teaspoon dry mint flakes
  • 1 teaspoon salt to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • water to cover half way

Instructions

  • Soak the beans in water overnight. Rinse the next day and discard the soaked water.
  • Add all the ingredients into the pressure cooker.
  • Add water to half the height of the beans.
  • Mix well until the tomato paste is dissolved.
  • Cover and lock the lid.
  • Cook until the indicator rod rises, this will take about 5 minutes. Then wait until the rod comes down completely and the steam is finished, which will take about 15 minutes.
  • Open the lid, check a few beans, if ready serve, if not cook for another 5 minutes or less.
  • Enjoy.

Notes

Always follow safety instructions of your pressure cooker. Never force to open the lid before all the pressure is released.