Incidentally, the liquid left behind doing it that way is Aquafaba on steroids.
I used it to make a chickpea curry, and the flavour was incredible.
450g (1lb) dry Chickpeas, halved/peeled onion (large), halved head of garlic, six Bay Leaves. 1 1/2 tsp of salt, and 1.4 litres (6 cups) of chicken stock as the liquid. 50 minutes cook time, 10 minutes natural release, then full release.
Tastes perfect, smells gorgeous, texture perfect. For use in making Chickpea Curry tomorrow. Plan to use the Chickpea stock for the curry base.
My only gripe is that they didn’t plump up as much as I wanted (and as they have when I previously used the soak/stovetop method). I will have to experiment with soaking on the next run. Or maybe it was just the beans I bought.
Still happy, though (especially that smell filling the house right now).