Red Lentil and Yellow Split Pea Soup Made with a Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

• 1 cup red lentils
• 1 cup yellow split peas
• 1 large onion , coarsely chopped
• 2 carrots , coarsely chopped
• 5 cloves garlic , chopped
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cumin
• 8 cups chicken broth
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice , or to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Place the lentils, split peas, onion, carrots, garlic, and cumin into a pressure cooker, and stir in the chicken broth. Seal the cooker, bring to pressure over medium heat, and reduce heat to keep the pressure stable; cook under pressure for 30 minutes. Remove from heat, and allow pressure to subside. When the cooker is at normal pressure, remove the cover, season with salt and pepper and stir in lemon juice to serve.