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Creamy Chickpea soup (Colombian)

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tablespoons of butter
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 3 scallions finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cumin
  • 1/2 pound dried chick peas garbanzos, soaked overnight
  • 6 cups beef broth
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup low fat milk
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • dash of cayenne pepper

Instructions
 

  • Soak the dried chickpeas overnight.
  • Set your Instant Pot on Saute and add butter, onions, scallions, garlic, ground cumin, salt and pepper. Cook a few minutes until the onions are soft.
  • Drain and rinse garbanzos, then add to the pot with the beef broth.
  • Cancel the Saute program and switch to Pressure cooker, setting the timer to 15 minutes.
  • Once the pot is depressurized, open the pot and check the flavor.
  • Puree the soup in batches with a blender or food processor. I used a handblender and pureed the soup right in the pot. It took less time than using my regular blender.
  • Once all of the chickpeas are pureed, return the soup to the pot.
  • Add the heavy cream and milk, thinning the soup with water if it's too thick.
  • If you like spicy, add cayenne pepper here.
  • Serve the soup into bowls, garnished with cilantro and chickpeas if you saved some.