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Vegetable Pressure Cooking Chart
Vegetable
Description
Water in
Pressure Cooker
Pressure Cooking
Time in Minutes
Kohlrabi
Cut into 1.5 cm slices
1 cup
4
Mustard Greens
Stalks removed
1
/
2
cup
2
Onions
Whole small
1 cup
5
Peas
Shelled (foil on grid)
small
1
/
2
cup
1
medium
1
/
2
cup
2
Potatoes
Cut into 1.5 cm slices
1
/
2
cup
2
Peeled and cut into 4 cm pieces
1 cup
6
Whole
peeled or unpeeled
small (85 g)
1 cup
10
medium (100 g)
1
1
/
2
cups
15
Spinach
Stalks removed
1
/
2
cup
0
Sweet Potatoes
Halved lengthwise
1 cup
6-8 depending on size
Yam
Cut into 2.5 cm x 2.5 cm x 1.5 cm pieces
1 cup
3
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For each item: Use grid, NEVER reduce water quantity and release pressure immediately.
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The times given were developed using a moderate amount of vegetables on a grid in a 5 Litre pressure cooker. When cooking in
a pressure cooker larger than 5 Litre, where the recommended water quantity is
1
/
2
cup (for a maximum of 2 minutes pressure
cooking time), increase water to 1 cup.
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Times given in the chart are for fresh vegetables. For old and tough vegetables, increase zero pressure cooking time up to
1 minute, other times up to double.
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When pressure cooking vegetables with short pressure cooking times of 0 to 2 minutes and
1
/
2
cup water do not leave the
cooker once it is on heat. Pressure cook without delays: time accurately, remove cooker from heat quickly and release pressure
immediately.
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