Many times people refrain from cooking food in pressure cooker or if the pressure cooker suddenly gets damaged, then it becomes a little difficult for the women of the house to make pulses like Chole, Rajma or Chana. If you have also faced this kind of problem many times, then let us tell you those easy kitchen hacks with the help of which you can melt chickpeas or gram without pressure cooking.
How to cook Chole without pressure cooker
Microwave-
Microwave can be used if you want to thaw chickpeas quickly without using a pressure cooker. Fast cooking can be done through microwave radiation process. With this technique, like a pressure cooker, gram can be cooked in less time.
aluminum foil-
Aluminum foil can also be used to boil chickpeas. To do this remedy, first boil water with chickpeas in a vessel. As soon as the water starts boiling, cover the mouth of the pan firmly with an aluminum foil sheet and put the lid of the pan on top. The aluminum foil will trap the steam in the pan and pressure cooker-like steam will be created and the chickpeas will melt.
slow pot-
It does take a long time (7-8 hours) to smelt chickpeas with this method, but slow cooking has its own advantages. In this method, with the gram becoming more tasty, it will be saved from getting infected for a long time. Also it will have smoothness.
steamer-
A steamer may not thaw chickpeas as quickly as a pressure cooker, but it does emit enough steam to cook the chickpeas. To cook the gram, steam it with the help of a steamer and when the gram is cooked well, make gravy according to the recipe and taste the chickpeas.