Hearty Brown Lentil Soup (Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker)

By valjoy75

Lentil soup with Indian flavors, made in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. Go to https://pipingpotcurry.com for some good Instant Pot recipes!

Ingredients

• 1 cup Brown lentils (Masoor Dal) rinsed
• 2 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 Onion small, diced (about 1 cup)
• 1 tbsp Garlic minced
• 2 Carrot cut into small pieces
• 2 stalks Celery cut into small pieces
• 3 cups Vegetable Broth or Water
• 2 cups Baby Spinach packed (I omitted this and replaced with 1 red bell pepper and it was good)
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp Sugar (optional - I didn't use)
• 1/2 tsp Red Chili flakes (optional, I used and it wasn't very spicy)
• Spices
• 1 tsp Ground Cumin (Jeera powder)
• 1 tsp Coriander powder (Dhaniya powder)
• 1/2 tsp Sumac (optional)
• 1/2 tsp Ground Turmeric (Haldi powder)
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Thyme dried (optional)

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from pipingpotcurry.com

Preparation

Step 1

Start the instant pot in SAUTE mode and heat oil in it.
Add onions and garlic. Mix and saute for 1 minute.
Add carrots, celery and all spices along with thyme.
Add the lentils and broth. Stir it all up. Press Cancel and close the lid with vent in sealing position.
Set the instant pot to SOUP mode for 20 minutes. When the instant pot beeps, release the pressure naturally. Press Cancel.
Add in spinach, lemon juice and sugar. Add some red chili flakes if you like. Stir it all up. Brown Lentil Soup is ready to enjoy!