How long should lentils, chickpeas and beans be soaked before cooking? Know the correct answer here

In Indian kitchen, before making dal or any bean curry, it is kept soaked in water. This is also done so that it gets cooked properly.

Especially in our Indian kitchen, before making dal or any bean curry, it is kept soaked in water. This is also done so that it gets cooked properly. In the same way, before eating nuts and dry fruits, they are kept soaked in water. But most of the people are confused about which pulses or beans or dry fruits should be soaked for how long? Some people say that keep it soaked for an hour before eating. So there some people say that they recommend soaking it for 6-8 hours or the whole night. Today we will talk about what is the right time to soak beans, pulses or dry fruits? Today, through this article, we will tell which foods should be soaked in water for how long.

Nutritionist Juhi Kapoor in her recent Instagram reel shared the right time to soak all the varieties. Easy to cook and hence the soaking time can be as short as 4-6 hours. Like yellow moong dal, chana dal, urad dal, tuvar dal etc. 

How long should lentils, chickpeas and beans be soaked

split pulses 

Split pulses ie moong, chana dal, urad dal, toor dal get cooked easily. It takes only 4-6 hours to cook it. You can easily cook this whole dal. 

whole pulses

Whole pulses means whole whole pulses like- cowpea, green moong dal, horse gram, small pulses like moth etc. Before making this, it is kept soaked in water for 6-8 hours. They can also be sprouted easily. 

Beans and Chickpeas 

There are large legumes like soybean, kidney beans, Bengal gram, black beans. Which are big and hard in size. They should be soaked in water before 8-10 hours before making.

Why is it necessary to soak dal, rajma and chana?

By soaking pulses, kidney beans and gram in water, it is prepared quickly and the deficiency of nutrients found in it can also be avoided. 

Making it soaked in water makes it easy to digest. It has also been revealed in many studies that the anti-nutrients present in pulses and legumes are removed easily. Along with this, it is also said that eating soaked lentils and legumes reduces bloating and digestive problems. 

Disclaimer: Before following the methods, methods and suggestions mentioned in this article, do take the advice of a doctor or related expert.