Protein rich lentil soup flavored with lots of cilantro and lemon.
Lemon Cilantro Soup - Lemon Coriander Rasam By: Subhadra Burugula Cuisine Indian Course Soup Difficulty Easy Duration 15-30 min Diet Dairy Free, Diabetes, Gluten Free, Low Fat, Vegan, Vegetarian Cooking Technique Pressure Cook, Sauté Notes ["If the soup became too sour add sugar to cut down the sourness.Lemon juice can be replace with lime juice.Yellow lentils can be replace with red lentils or even cooked chickpeas.Lentils can be skipped to make thin broth like soup (cut down the cooking time to 3 mins)."] Keywords 15-30 min, 4 servings, black pepper, bunch cilantro or coriander, contributed, cook 17 min, cumin seeds, dairy free, diabetes, easy, few pinches of hing or asafoetida, ginger, ginger-garlic paste, gluten free, green chili, indian, lemon, low fat, mustard seeds, oil, prep 8 min, pressure cook, red chili, salt to taste, sauté, soup, spig curry leaves, Subhadra Burugula, toor dal (aka pigeon peas or yellow lentils), turmeric powder, vegan, vegetarian, water as needed for desired consistency Prep Time 8 min Cook Time 17 min Servings 4 servings Ingredients 1 small bunch cilantro or coriander2 tsp cumin seeds1 tsp black pepper2 green chili1 1/2 tbsp Ginger3-4 cloves Ginger-Garlic paste1 tbsp oil1/2 tsp mustard seeds1 spig curry leaves1 whole red chilifew pinches of Hing or Asafoetida1/2 tsp turmeric powder1/2 tsp toor dal (aka Pigeon peas or yellow lentils)1 lemonSalt to tastewater as needed for desired consistency Instructions Grind all the ingredients under "to grind" into a coarse paste without using water and keep aside.Put instant pot on saute mode high and add oil.Once oil is hot add mustard seeds, curry leaves, red chili, hing and turmeric powder. Fry for a minute.Now add ground cilantro paste and fry for 2 minutes. Now add the Toor dal and water. Along with salt. Mix well. (see notes)Turn off saute mode and put the lid. Vent to sealing position.Do manual high 8 mins. I did natural release but you can do quick release after 5 mins in warm mode.After opening the lid, check for consistency, if desired add water and put on saute mode for 2 to 3 mins.Now add lemon juice and garnish with cilantro.Serve hot or accompanied with rice for stir fry. Previous Next