Instant Pot Red Lentil Soup

Instant Pot Lentil Soup is full of amazing Mediterranean flavors and packed with healthy nutritious ingredients. It is done in less than one hour in an Instant Pot. Please your family and friends with this super delicious soup. Serve for lunch or dinner with the crusty bread.

How to make lentil soup in Instant Pot?

The more I use my Instant Pot for making soups, the more I am amazed at the taste and flavors and ease. You simply sauté your veggies and meat, add the remaining ingredients, cover , choose pressure cooker high, set time and you are done! The soup will be done in an instant.

Why I love this Instant Pot lentil soup?

I am fond of Mediterranean cuisine. Lentils are major source of my family’s daily protein. This week I tried to make a lentil soup packed with Mediterranean flavors using my Instant Pot. Oh boy, the result was better than I expected.   This Instant lentil soup turned out to be very filling and warming; every spoon transported me to the sunny and warm Mediterranean region. I should say this soup was a hit! Best of all it is so easy to store and reheat and it gets better every day.

Try my other soup recipes:

Instant Pot split pea soup

Turkish red lentil soup

Cream of mushroom soup

Celery soup

INSTANT POT LENTIL SOUP (MOROCCAN STYLE)

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• Author: Chefjar
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Yield: 4

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Instant Pot Lentil Soup is full of amazing Mediterranean flavors and packed with healthy nutritious ingredients. It is done in less than one hour in an Instant Pot. Please your family and friends with this super delicious soup. Serve for lunch or dinner with the crusty bread.

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Ingredients

• Lamb (on the bone/boneless cut to bite size pieces)- 1 pound / 500 gm
• Vegetable oil-3 tbsp.
• Onion ( finely chopped)-1
• Fresh grated ginger-1 tsp.
• Ground cumin- 1 tsp.
• Ground cinnamon-¼ tsp.
• Paprika - ½ tsp.
• Cayenne pepper-¼ tsp.
• Tomatoes (finely diced)- 3 large or 4 medium
• Brown lentils ( rinsed)- 1 ½ cup
• Chickpeas (rinsed)- 1 can ( 15-ounce)
• Chicken broth-10 cups
• Corn starch - 1 ½ tbsp. ,mix with 2 tbsp. of water.
• Fresh cilantro ( chopped)-⅓ cup
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Instructions

1. Turn the instant pot on and choose the Sauté function. Set timer for 20 min. Once it is hot, add vegetable oil and onion and saute until softened, about 5 minutes.
2. Stir in ginger and spices ( paprika, cayenne pepper, cumin, cinnamon) and cook until fragrant , about 30 seconds.
3. Add meat into the pot, bring to simmer and cook for 10 minutes, then stir in the chopped tomatoes and continue cooking for another 5 minutes.
4. Add lentils and chickpeas,whisk in 5 cups of broth, scraping up any bits from the sides of the pot. Season with salt.
5. Cover and choose Pressure Cooker High mode, set time +/- for 15 min. When it is cooked , press Cancel button.
6. Allow 10 minutes Natural air Release.
7. Open the pot, pour another 5 cups of broth, corn starch mixture, chopped cilantro and choose Soup function.Set time for +/-3 minutes, cook to thicken the soup. Press Cancel.
8. Serve hot and enjoy!

Notes

Equipment:

• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins
• Category: Instant Pot recipes
• Cuisine: Moroccan

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 100 g
• Calories: 73 kcal
• Sugar: 1.22 g
• Sodium: 249 mg
• Fat: 4.49 g
• Fiber: 2 g
• Cholesterol: 10 mg

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