Pressure Cooker Hummus from Dry Chickpeas

Serves 12 in about 1 hour. Tsp baking soda goes in first, and tbsp pumpkin seeds finishes the pot.

Ingredients

• 1 lb dry chickpeas, rinsed
• ½ tsp baking soda
• 8 cups water
• ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice
• 5 cloves garlic
• ½ cup sesame tahini
• 1 ½ tsp cumin
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• ¼ tsp pepper
• ¼ tsp sweet paprika
• ⅛ - ¼ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
• 2 tbsp warm water
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Drizzle of olive oil
• ½ tsp sweet paprika
• 2-3 tbsp pumpkin seeds (pepitas) roasted & salted

Method

1. Stir in the rinsed chickpeas, baking soda, and water to the pot. Stir.
2. Close the lid and set the steam release knob to the Sealing position.
3. Press the Pressure Cook/Manual button or dial, then the +/- button or dial to select 35 minutes. High Pressure.
4. When the cook time has ended, turn off the pot and let it do a full Natural Release (leaving the pot undisturbed until the pin in the lid drops back down)
5. Open the lid and add the cooked chickpeas to a strainer. Rinse well with cool water. keep it nearby.
6. Stir in the lemon juice and garlic to a food processor. Pulse several times until the garlic is well minced.
7. Optional Step: Push the garlic into the lemon juice to submerge it. Leave it to sit for a few minutes. This helps take some of the sharp taste from the garlic. The longer it sits in the lemon juice, the better.
8. Stir in the chickpeas to the food processor and pulse a few times.
9. Stir in the tahini, cumin, salt, pepper, paprika, and cayenne, if using. Pulse several times, then process for about 10 seconds. Start drizzling in the warm water and the mixture will start to loosen up.
10. Turn on the processor again and drizzle in the olive oil. Then taste the hummus and adjust salt, or any of the other seasonings to your taste.
11. Move hummus to a serving dish and drizzle with a little more olive oil. Stir in a few shakes of paprika, and sprinkle on the pumpkin seeds.
12. Plate with pita bread, chips, carrot sticks, or any favorite vegetable. Also spread on wraps and sandwiches.

More instant pot ideas are in the instant pot collection.