Oil-Free Turkish Lentil Soup (Instant Pot or Slow Cooker)
Servings: 2 bowls
Calories: 320kcal
Cost: $0.57 per bowl
This vegan dump-and-go red lentil soup is one of my mom's favourites. It's convenient, and the Turkish spices are so flavourful, you won't miss the extra fat.
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Ingredients
Soup
- ½ cup red lentils 100g
- ¼ okara from 1 batch of
Homemade Soy Milk *optional; seeNote 1 - 1 medium onion, sliced 200g
- 1 medium carrot, diced 90g
- 1 small potato, diced 70g
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp urfa biber + more to taste; see
Note 2 for substitutions - 1 tsp salt 6g
- 3 cups water 720g
- 2 tbsp lemon juice from ½ lemon
Garnishes (optional)
- pul biber or red pepper flakes
- fresh parsley
- fresh mint or dried mint
- lemon slices
Instructions
- Add red lentils, okara, onion, carrot, potato, cumin, urfa biber, salt, and water to the inner pot of the Instant Pot or slow cooker.
- For Instant Pot: use Pressure Cook setting on High mode for 15 minutes, followed by a full natural release (15–20 minutes).
- For slow cooker: slow cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.
- After cooking, stir in lemon juice. Check the consistency and add more water if you'd like a thinner soup.
Nutrition
Calories: 320kcal