{"id":24437,"date":"2017-11-01T22:51:02","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T02:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=24437"},"modified":"2017-11-05T13:11:53","modified_gmt":"2017-11-05T18:11:53","slug":"butternut-squash-green-lentil-soup-instant-pot-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/butternut-squash-green-lentil-soup-instant-pot-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Butternut Squash Green Lentil Soup- Instant Pot Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24439\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Squash-lentil-Soup.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Squash-lentil-Soup.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Squash-lentil-Soup-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hearty and Healthy butternut squash and green lentil soup&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for a healthy yet filling and delicious soup, you gotta try this soup. I made this soup in the Instant pot. I added buttercup squash which has a buttery flavor and green lentils along with Indian spices. Towards the end, I added yogurt, that really enhanced the taste of this soup.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have an Instant Pot, make this in a pressure cooker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cooking Video<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Butternut Squash- Green Lentil Soup- Instant Pot Soup- Dump &amp; Go Recipe\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7wXho7GOq9c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24438\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buttercup-Squash-Green-Lentil-Squash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buttercup-Squash-Green-Lentil-Squash.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buttercup-Squash-Green-Lentil-Squash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buttercup-Squash-Green-Lentil-Squash-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\" data-rating=\"0\"> \t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buttercup-Squash-Green-Lentil-Squash-475x200.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Butternut Squash Green Lentil Soup- Instant Pot Soup<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">Soup<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cuisine: <span class=\"cuisine\">Indian<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Thasneen<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT3M\">3 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT35M\">35 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT38M\">38 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Buttercup Squash or Butternut Squash, diced- 3 cups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Green Lentils, rinsed- 1 1\/2 cups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Chili powder- 1 1\/2 tsp (if less spicy add 1 tsp)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Turmeric powder- 1\/8 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cumin powder- 3\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Coriander powder- 2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- 3\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Dried bay leaves- 2<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Water- 3 1\/2 cups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Yogurt- 3\/4 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Water- 1 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cilantro, chopped- 2 handfuls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Into an Instant pot, add buttercup squash, green lentils, all the above mentioned spices, bay leaves and 3 1\/2 cups water.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Close the lid, keep the valve in sealing position.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Click on Soup Button- default time for soup is 30 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">After 30 minutes, it will beep, turn off the IP.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Let the pressure release naturally- takes around 15 to 20 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Open the lid and combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add yogurt and 1 cup water, combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">If you don&#8217;t want yogurt you can skip that.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Click Saute button- in normal heat mode.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cook for 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add cilantro, combine well and cook for a few seconds.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Serve in soup bowls and enjoy along with toasted bread or pita bread.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ERNotesHeader\">Notes<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNotes\">If you don&#8217;t have an Instant Pot, go ahead and make this in a pressure cooker.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.4.3177<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearty and Healthy butternut squash and green lentil soup&#8230; If you are looking for a healthy yet filling and delicious soup, you gotta try this soup. I made this soup in the Instant pot. I added buttercup squash which has a buttery flavor and green lentils along with Indian spices. Towards the end, I added &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[342,650,27,1120,351,14,30],"tags":[1122,982,651],"class_list":["post-24437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-butternut-squash-by-ingredient","category-cooking-videos","category-indian-cuisine","category-instant-pot-recipes","category-lentils","category-soup","category-video","tag-instant-pot","tag-soup","tag-videos","course-soup","cuisine-indian-cuisine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}