Instant Pot Creamy Curry Wild Rice Soup (DF and GF)
Course: Entree
Cuisine: Asian Fusion
Prep Time: 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 50 minutesminutes
Total Time: 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Servings: 8servings
Calories: 387kcal
Author: Marvellina
If you are looking for one-pot easy comfort food, you gotta try this amazing creamy curry chicken wild rice soup that is also gluten-free and dairy-free.
Turn on saute mode on instant pot. When it's hot, add cooking oil or coconut oil and swirl the pot to cover the base. Add the aromatics and saute for about 3 minutes. If you use uncooked chicken meat, add it here and saute until they just turn opaque but not cooked through yet
Add vegetables, wild rice, seasonings and spices, broth, and bay leaves into the pot. Give it a good stir to make sure nothing get stuck on the bottom of the pot
Close the lid and turn the steam release valve to "sealing". Set the timer to "35 minutes" and make sure it's on "high pressure"
Release the pressure immediately after that and when the safety valve has collapsed, carefully unlock the lid to open
Please note: if you are using true wild rice, the cooking time will not be nearly as long because true wild rice cooks faster than cultivated wild rice. I haven't had the luxury of cooking true wild rice yet, so I can't tell you for sure of the pressure cooking time. I would imagine 15-20 minutes would probably do it.
If you use leftover cooked chicken meat, stir it in at this time. Add the coconut milk. The residual heat will warm up the coconut milk. Have a taste and add more salt to your taste if needed
If you like a creamier thicker texture, you can combine coconut milk with cornstarch. Turn the saute mode on and when it comes to a simmer. Add the coconut milk with cornstarch and stir it well and pour it in and keep stirring until the mixture is slightly thickened and creamy. Do not overboil the coconut milk or it will turn frothy. Turn off the saute mode. Have a taste and adjust by adding more salt if necessary
Garnish with few sprigs of fresh cilantro leaves just before serving
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Notes
I can only find cultivated wild rice (paddy wild rice). It's hard to find true wild rice these days, if you can, go for it!
You can also include celery (chopped), mushrooms, corn kernels, etc if you like. Use any vegetables you like
If you plan to halve the recipe, the cooking time remains the same. The pressure cooker time is not determined by the quantity of food but rather the size of the food.
This recipe was last published in March 2020 and has been updated with slight modifications in the recipe for better result on November 6, 2023.