Whip up this delicious Instant Pot Mulligatawny Soup in under an hour. This Indian-inspired curry soup has hearty vegetables and lentils in a rich coconut broth, and cooked in the Instant Pot for convenience.
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Add vegetable oil to the Instant Pot on sauté mode. Add onion and celery and cook for 5 minutes.
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Add mustard seeds, cook until mustard seeds pop and sizzle, about 1 minute.
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Add garlic and ginger paste and cook until fragrant. Add other spices and cook.
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Add the carrots, potatoes, and apple cubes, and cook until just starting to soften for 2 minutes.
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Add tomato paste and flour. Cook, stirring well to coat all the ingredients, for 2 minutes.
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Add the red lentils and vegetable broth to the cooked vegetables and spices. Season and boil.
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Pressure cook on high for 10 minutes. When the pressure cooking time is up, do a quick release.
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When the ingredients are soft, add coconut milk.
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Serve hot, topped with fresh cilantro leaves and/or more red pepper flakes.
- Don't skip sautéing aromatics. - Don't skimp on the spices. - You want to soup to be cooked to just be soft, not mushy.