BEAN COOKING CHART Dried beans double in volume and weight after soaking and cooking (two exceptions are soy beans and chick peas which triple in volume). One cup (8 ounces) dried beans equals 2 to 2 1/2 cups (1 to 1 1/4 pounds) soaked and cooked. Type Soaking (Hours) Cooking Pressure Cooker (Soaked Beans) Pressure Cooker (Unsoaked Beans) Adzuki Beans 4 1 hour 15 minutes 20 minutes Black Beans 4 1 1/2 hours 15 minutes 20 minutes Black-eyed Peas - 45 min. to 1 hour - 10 minutes Lima Beans 4 1 to 1 1/2 hours 20 minutes 25 - 30 minutes Cannellini Beans 4 1 to 1 1/2 hours 15 minutes 20 minutes Dals - 30 minutes - 8 minutes Fava (Broad Beans) 12 3 hours 40 minutes 1 hour Ful Nabed (Broad Beans) 12 3 hours 40 minutes 1 hour Great Northern Beans 4 1 hour 20 minutes 25 minutes Brown Lentils - 35 minutes - 12 minutes Green Lentils - 40 minutes - 12 minutes Red Lentils - 30 minutes - 8 minutes Mung Beans 4 45 min. to 1 hour - - Split Peas - 30 minutes - 10 minutes Whole Peas 4 40 minutes 15 minutes 20 minutes Pigeon Peas - 30 minutes - 10 minutes Pink, Calico, Red Mexican Beans 4 1 hour 20 minutes 25 minutes Pinto Beans 4 1 to 1 1/2 hours 20 minutes 25 minutes Red Kidney Beans 4 1 hour 20 minutes 25 minutes White Kidney Beans (Cannellini) 4 1 hour 20 minutes 25 minutes Small White (Navy) Beans 4 2 hours 25 minutes 30 minutes Soybeans 12 3 to 3 1/2 hours 30 minutes 35 minutese. Enjoy.
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