Recipe - Pressure Cooker Smoky Split Pea Soup

2 tablespoon Oil
1 tablespoon Garlic; thinly cut or sliced up
2 cup Onion; coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon Cumin seed
2 Dried chipotle chiles;
seeded and chopped
5 cup Boiling water
15 ounce Tomatoes; canned, crushed
2 cup Green split peas; rinsed
4 lg Carrots; cut in 1 1/2"
; chunks
Salt; to taste
Freshly ground pepper; to
taste
One fourth cup Fresh cilantro; chopped

Heat the oil in the cooker. Add the garlic and cook over moderately high
heat until lightly browned. Stir in the onion, cumin and chipotles and
cook, stirring frequently, until the onion is translucent, about 2 minutes.
Add the water, tomatoes, split peas and carrots.

Lock the lid in place and bring to high pressure over high heat. Lower the
heat just enough to maintain high pressure and cook for 15 minutes. If time
permits, allow the pressure to come down naturally. Otherwise, release the
pressure by setting the cooker under cold running water. Remove the lid,
tilting it away from you to allow any excess steam to escape.

Season the soup with salt and black pepper. If it seems thick, thin it with
a little water. Stir in the cilantro just before serving.

Per serving: 86 Calories; 5g Fat (48% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 10g
Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 334mg Sodium

Recipe by: Food and Wine, April 1996

Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.