Instant Pot Mulligatawny Soup {Vegan}

Make this amazing instant pot mulligatawny soup without any animal protein or dairy cream. This vegan mulligatawny soup is hearty, healthy and so delicious.

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Course: Soup

Cuisine: British, Indian

Keyword: 30-minute vegan dinner, classic mulligatawny, instant pot mulligatawny, Muller cider, vegan mulligatawny

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 7

Total Time: 17

Servings:

Calories: 265kcal

Author: Sophie

Equipment

Instant pot

Ingredients

1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 small onion diced
2 Tomatoes chopped
1 tablespoon ginger grated
4 pods garlic grated or chopped
1 Serrano pepper chopped
1 celery stalk chopped
2 carrots peeled and diced
1 apple cored and diced
2 teaspoon curry powder homemade or madras hot
Salt and pepper to taste 
⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
⅛ teaspoon dried thyme crushed
1.5 cups chicken style seitan cut into strips
2 cups vegetable broth
½ cup red lentil washed and soaked in 2 cups of water for two hours
¼ cup wild rice washed and soaked with lentil
1 cup coconut milk
¼ cup fresh cilantro chopped
Lime juice to serve

Instructions

Set the instant pot to a sauté mode. Add oil and wait till it’s hot.
Now add garlic, ginger and sauté for a few seconds.
Add onions, celery and other vegetables with apples and give a good stir.
Now add all spices and mix well and then a add in tomatoes.
Allow the tomatoes to become mushy before adding peppers.
After adding peppers, give a good mix. Now add lentils and rice, vegan vegetable broth, salt and pepper and mix well.
Close the lid and seal the vent. Pressure cooker for 7 minutes in high.
While the soup is cooking, sauté seitan with a teaspoon of oil and add ½ teaspoon curry powder(optional). Allow the seitan to brown around the edges.
After the beep, wait for natural pressure release. Open the lid and give a good stir.
Add coconut milk, seitan and bring the mixture to a boil in sauté mode. If needed, adjust salt and pepper, and add more water.
Garnish with cilantro and serve warm with lime juice.

Notes

If you want, you can use basmati or white rice in place of wild rice.
Adding seitan is an optional choice. But it does adds a nice, meaty texture to the soup.
Alternatively, you can also add tofu or soy curls.

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