Lentil Brown Rice Soup. Easy 1 pot Lentil Rice Soup with Spinach or greens of choice. 20 minutes active time then let everything simmer. Serve with crackers, papadum or grilled vegan cheese sandwiches. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Recipe

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 50 minutes
  • Total time: 65 minutes
  • Yield: 4
  • Category: Soup
  • Cuisine: fusion

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup brown lentils
  • 1/3 cup brown rice (uncooked rice)
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (optional or use 1/2 tsp ground mustard later)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 medium onion (chopped)
  • 4 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
  • 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
  • 1 green chile (chopped)
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala or curry powder (or use other spice blends like taco spice, berbere, cajun etc)
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1/4 tsp chipotle pepper
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1.5 cups diced tomatoes
  • 2 tsp ketchup (optional)
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 cups of veggies (I used bell pepper, carrots, broccoflower(Romanesco broccoli))
  • 3.5 cups water for pressure cooker (4 to 4.5 cups for saucepan)
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup chopped or baby spinach
  • lemon juice (garam masala and cayenne for garnish)

Method

  1. Wash and Soak the lentil and rice if you haven't yet. (Soak for atleast 15 minutes before using).
  2. Heat oil in a saucepan or a pressure cooker over medium heat. When hot, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and cook until fragrant or they change color.
  3. Add bay leaf, onion, garlic ginger, chile and cook until translucent. about 5 mins. Add the spices and mix in. Roast for half a minute
  4. Add the tomatoes and splash of water and cook until the tomatoes are saucy. mash the larger pieces. Add lemon juice, ketchup, veggies, salt and mix in.
  5. Drain and add lentils, rice, water/broth and mix in.
  6. Cover and cook for 40 minutes or longer until tender in the saucepan. If using pressure cooker, use 2 to 2.5 cups water, Pressure cook for 15-17 mins on stove top (Manual 18-20 minutes in Instant Pot with natural release).
  7. Fold in the spinach in the last 5 minutes, Or when you open the pressure cooker and the soup is hot.
  8. Add a sprinkle garam masala, cayenne to taste and more lemon if needed. Serve with crackers or papaddum.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.