Instant Pot Tomato Soup

2 bowls of Vegan Tomato Soup served in wooden bowls

Instant Pot Tomato Soup

A warm and comforting Indian vegan tomato soup recipe made in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. This easy, homemade tomato soup is fail-proof, give it a try! You can make it in 40 minutes.

Course Soup

Cuisine American, Indian

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 35

Servings people

Calories 138.33kcal

Author Priya Lakshminarayan

Equipment

Instant Pot

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegan butter
5 peppercorns
1 inch ginger
7-8 cloves garlic
¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
1 onion
8 tomatoes
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
2 teaspoon chilly powder
½ cup cilantro
2 cups water or vegetable stock
salt

To make the croutons

2 bread slices
½ tablespoon vegan butter

Instructions

Turn on the Instant pot in saute mode and add vegan butter. Once it melts, fry the peppercorns, ginger, and garlic along with cardamom for 30 seconds. Then add the roughly chopped onions. Saute till they turn soft and translucent.
Add the roughly chopped tomatoes. Mix and cook for a minute.
Then add turmeric powder and chilly powder along with salt.
Follow it with cilantro along with their stems.
Add vegetable stock or water and mix it all together. Ensure nothing is stuck at the bottom. Turn off the Instant Pot and close the lid. Cook in pressure mode for 15 minutes. Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes. Then manually release it.
Open the lid. Use a handheld immersion blender to puree until the soup is smooth and creamy. There should be no chunks or pieces left. Chef Tip - If you feel the need, pass it through a sieve to remove any tiny chunky bits.
Spread bread slices with vegan butter. Toast them in a pan, oven or in a toaster till the bread turns brown and crisp. Cut them into cubes and add them to the soup as topping.
Serve the soup in individual soup bowls. Garnish with cilantro, and/or Parmesan cheese, oregano, and pepper.

Notes

You can add carrots and potatoes to give this soup more flavor and body. In terms of herbs, you can add thyme or basil. Grill the tomatoes and onions before to give them a more earthy flavor. Add some coconut milk in the end if you want to give it a different flavor.

If you want, then add 2-3 tablespoons of tomato ketchup or sun-dried tomatoes along with the regular tomatoes to enrich the color and flavor. Adding sugar or vinegar helps cut the acidity of the tomatoes. Do not skip it.

Instead of whole tomatoes, you can also use canned tomatoes. To pack it with more flavor, use tomato juice, or vegetable broth instead of water. When using the immersion blender, be careful to not scrape the bottom of the Instant Pot. Try not to touch the bottom of the pot with the blender.

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