Or curry, or stew, or dahl (?!). I actually never knew how to name this masterpiece. But hey, it’s easy, it’s filling, it’s healthy, it’s cosy and warming – a real comfort food. It’s just perfect now – when we have to leave our summer joys in a memory box and slowly get ourselves ready for rainy days, dark evenings and frozen feet (I do have this).
Recipe is very easy – that’s how I like it (I bet you like it too). You don’t need to buy hundred different items to follow this recipe. At last I always have these ingredients in my kitchen because I am following a plant-based diet, so veggies and legumes are always waiting there to be eaten (that sounds weird). But yes, I believe that you have lots of veg in your fridge (if no – go and buy it!). I promise that you will love it and your family will love it too.
What we need?
1 medium red onion
1 large carrot
1 red pepper
1 can chopped tomatoes
1 can black beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can butter beans (optional)
1/2 can sweetcorn
1 cup red lentils
1/2 cup green lentils (optional)
2 cups water
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 vegetable stock cube
Spices:
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp chilli flakes (or maybe more)
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
salt and pepper
How are we doing this?
- In a large pot cook onion until soft. Add shredded carrots and red pepper. Mix and cook everything for 3-4 minutes.
- Add all the spices with tomato paste and mix everything together. Add that one can of chopped tomatoes and let it boil for 3-4 minutes.
- Pour 1 and ½ cup of water and lentils to your pot, cover it and let it cook for 10 minutes. Don’t forget to mix a few times and check if you need some more water as lentils might absorb a little bit of it.
- Ok, after 10 mins it’s time to add all the beans and sweetcorn to our lentil soup. Reduce the heat, cover the pot and let it simmer for about 10-15 minutes or until lentils are nice and soft. Check the taste – maybe you need more spices?
- Once it’s done – feel free to serve this amazing chilli with rice or cauliflower rice or potatoes, tortilla chips, jalapenos and avocado. Yummy yum yum!
Enjoy!
