Cooking times for legumes

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient

Directions

Adzuki beans: Unsoaked, 1 hour or more; soaked overnight, 40 minutes; sprouted 2-3 days, 30 minutes or less.

Black beans: Unsoaked, not recommended; soaked overnight, 2-3 hours; sprouted 2-3 days, 1½-2 hours.

Black-eyed peas: Unsoaked, 1 ½ hours; soaked overnight, 1 hour or less; sprouted 2-3 days, 30 minutes.

Chick peas (garbanzos): Unsoaked not recommended; soaked overnight, 2-3 hours; sprouted 2-3 days, 1 hour or more.

Kidney beans: Unsoaked, 1 ½-2 hours; soaked overnight, 1 hour; sprouted 1-3 days, 30 minutes or more.

Lentils: Unsoaked, 1 hour or less; soaked overnight, 30 minutes; sprouted 2-3 days, 10 minutes.

Pinto beans: Unsoaked, 3 hours; soaked overnight, 2 hours; sprouted 2-3 days, 10 minutes.

Soybeans: Unsoaked, not recommended; soaked overnight, 3-4 hours; sprouted 2-3 days, 1 ½ hours or more.

Related recipes