Sweet Potato Lentil Gumbo

INGREDIENTS  

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• 1 sweet potato- peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup carrots, chopped
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
• ½ cup green or brown lentils
• ½ teaspoon EACH coriander AND cumin powder
• 1 teaspoon curry powder (or more to taste)
• ½ teaspoon EACH smoked paprika, ground cinnamon, AND turmeric
• 1 Pinch ground nutmeg
• 3 Cups water/Vegetable Stock
• 1 cup baby spinach, roughly chopped
• Lemon for serving.

INSTRUCTIONS 

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• Place the sweet potatoes, carrots, onions, celery, red bell pepper, garlic, lentils, spices, and 3 cups of vegetable stock/water into a pressure cooker. Cover and cook on the low flame.
• Check the lentils for tenderness – If needed cook longer.
• Place half the soup into a blender along with a little additional Water (½ cup or so) and blend till smoothish.
• Add the puree back into the pressure cooker. Stir in the baby spinach and lemon juice. Let it simmer for a few mins -Serve hot.