I had a pound of mushrooms I had to use up, and since it was sort of cool at nights lately, I made a mushroom soup. I used a cup of 3 different lentils, plus a half cup of barley - a favorite combination of mine with mushrooms.
I started out with a mirepoix of minced shallot, carrot, and celery, cooked in some homemade ghee, giving that browned butter flavor. I added a couple of cloves of garlic, minced with some Syrian oregano (intense thyme flavor), and fresh rosemary, then added a few tb of tomato paste, and cooked this about 2 minutes longer. Then I added the water from soaking and cleaning 1/2 oz boletus mushrooms (where most of the dark color is from), and cooked the 2 c water down to about a cup, with the minced boletus. Then I added 5 more cups water, 1/3 c each of toor, chana, and masoor dal, plus 1/2 c pearl barley. I added 2 tb thin soy, and a little more salt, plus a generous amount of black pepper. I mixed it all well, covered to seal it, and set on manual, 20 minutes, then let the pressure release on its own.
While this was cooking, I washed and cut up the mushrooms, then steamed them in a wok (sorry, not a one dish meal) with a couple tb of water, boiled the water off, then sautéed in a couple tsp of oil - an easy method I use a lot now. I also cut up over a cup of long beans, and diced 2 small red potatoes. After the IP released, I added the potatoes, adding a little more salt, and simmered 10 minutes. Then I added all the mushrooms and beans, and simmered about 10 more minutes. Then I stirred in some chopped parsley, and topped a bowl with some Asiago cheese. Fantastic, and a lot leftover!
Toor, chana, and masoor dals, plus a half cup of pearl barley, for the mushroom soup. by
pepperhead212, on Flickr
Cut up beans, to be added to the soup with the mushrooms. by
pepperhead212, on Flickr
Mushrooms and beans, added to soup, for a brief simmer by
pepperhead212, on Flickr
A generous amount of chopped parsley, at the end. by
pepperhead212, on Flickr
Finished soup, with a little Asiago cheese grated on top. by
pepperhead212, on Flickr