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How to Cook Beans in Rice Cooker

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Cooking dry beans in Aroma rice cooker is easy!

  1. Sift through, wash and clean the beans in case of debris.
  2. Soak the beans with warm water*. Discard any beans that float. Drain.
  3. Transfer the soaked beans to your rice cooker’s inner pot with 1:2 or 1:3 water ratio.
  4. Use the Steam function of your Aroma digital rice cooker to run through a cycle.

*To avoid overflow, it is recommended to soak beans thoroughly and cook no more than 2 cups of beans at a time in your rice cooker.

Reference below water ratio chart to cook beans:

Soak Time Bean:Water Ratio Cook Time
Red Kidney Bean 24hr 1:3 30-45 min
Black Bean 12hr 1:3 30-45 min
Chickpea 8hr 1:2 30 min
Lentil N/A 1:2 25 min
Navy Bean 8hr 1:2 30 min
Pinto Bean 24hr 1:3 30-45 min

 

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