Creamy Instant Pot Red Lentil Soup
A traditional staple dish in Middle Eastern Countries! It is effortlessly easy to make and needs few ingredients.
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Equipment
Instant Pot/ Pressure Cooker
Immersion blender
Ingredients
- ¼ cup oil
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 2 tbsp. ginger fresh (optional)
- 2 tbsp. turmeric fresh (optional)
- 1 ½ teaspoon curry powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 cube Maggi
- 1 cup red lentils rinsed
- 4 cups hot water (or chicken broth or vegetable broth)
- 1 teaspoon salt (if needed) (if needed)
Instructions
- Turn your instant pot on sauté mode; add oil, garlic, and onion sauté for three minutes.
- Add the spices (curry powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, salt or Maggi cube). Mix until well combined.
- Turn the sauté mode off, then add rinsed lentils, and mix well.
- Add hot water and close the instant pot lid.
- Turn the venting knob to seal.
- Cook on high pressure for 15 minutes (turn warm off).
- Natural Release for 10 minutes.
- Turn the knob to vent and then open the lid.
- You can serve the lentil soup as is or use an immersion blender to make it creamy.
- Serve it with bread or rice and enjoy.