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Sweet and Simple 30-Minute Chickpea Coconut Soup | Add Some Veg - an easy Instant Pot soup (with stove top instructions for non-IP owners!) that is delicious, simple and sweet. It's super kid-friendly while also being veggie-loaded, sugar/gluten free and vegan. #vegan #glutenfree #addsomeveg #sugarfree #instantpot
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Instant Pot Chickpea & Coconut Soup
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 

This chickpea coconut soup is sweet, easy and delicious! Kids love the sweet flavours, but it is packed with vegetables and no sugar in sight. Plus, it takes 10 minutes to cook in the Instant Pot.

Keyword: Cheap, Chickpeas, Coconut, Dairy Free, Easy, Garbanzo Beans, Gluten Free, Instant Pot, Kid-Friendly, One-Pot, Quick, Real Food, Soup, Sugar Free, Sweetener Free, Tomatoes
Servings: 8 serves
Ingredients
  • 1 400g (14oz) tin chopped tomatoes (or plum tomatoes which are better quality, just make sure to squish them before adding so you don't get whole tomatoes in there!)
  • 1 l (4 cups) stock (vegetable or meat both work well, homemade is always best, but a shop-bought liquid one - not stock cubes - is a decent substitute)
  • 1 400g (14 oz) tin chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed
  • 250 ml (1 cup) coconut cream
  • a few handfuls of frozen mixed veg (about 3 cups' worth)
  • 150 g (1 cup) frozen diced onions (use fresh if you prefer and have the time to dice them)
  • 3 tablespoons tomato puree (paste)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh grated ginger (I use a zester to get it really finely grated)
  • 2 minced garlic cloves (I use the zester again here and grate them, but you can chop or put through a garlic press if you prefer)
  • 2 tablespoons cornflour (cornstarch)
  • 1 de-seeded and finely sliced red chilli or 1/8 teaspoons chilli flakes or 2 teaspoons smoked paprika, optional
  • 1 stalk of lemongrass
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons ground coriander (cilantro)
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 2 kaffir lime leaves, optional (you can use the juice of half a lime if you prefer, or just leave out, but the lime leaves give a lovely flavour)
  • sea salt & fresh ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions

  1. Add all the ingredients to your Instant Pot and set the valve to "Sealing", then use the Manual/Pressure Cook function set to 10 minutes. Manually release the pressure, remove the lemongrass stalk and kaffir lime leaves, and serve hot in bowls or mugs on its own or with some crusty bread and nice cheese.

  2. No Instant Pot? You can make this on the stove top by adding all of the ingredients to a large saucepan or stockpot and bring to the boil, then simmer for 25-30 minutes, until the vegetables are cooked and everything is piping hot.