Three bean chilli
Three bean chilli, from above
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Three bean chilli

Chili sin carne. Three beans, a whisper of cocoa and cinnamon, and no one asks where the meat went.

50 minTime
20 gProtein each
hotSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayThree beans, smoky spices, a hint of cocoa. Chili sin carne.
The original
416kcalsame
20 gproteinsame
20 gfibresame
50minutessame

The classic vegan three bean chilli.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Rajma, dry (dried red kidney beans)1 can kidney beans (about 1 1/2 cups cooked), drained
Black beans, dry1 can black beans, drained
Chickpeas, boiled1½ cups cooked chickpeas
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp
Onion1 large, chopped
Red bell pepper (red capsicum, red pepper)1, diced
Carrot1, diced
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Cumin powder (ground cumin)2 tsp
Paprika2 tsp smoked paprika
Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp
Dried oregano1 tsp
Cinnamon powdera pinch
Cocoa powder (unsweetened cocoa powder)2 tsp
Tomato puree1⅔ cups
Water1⅔ cups
Saltto taste
Coriander leaves (cilantro)to finish

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Heat the oil and cook the onion, pepper and carrot until soft and starting to brown.
  2. 2Add garlic, cumin, paprika, chilli, oregano, cinnamon and cocoa and stir for a minute.
  3. 3Add the tomato puree, water, beans and chickpeas. Simmer, stirring now and then, until thick. Mash a ladle of beans against the pot.
  4. 4Season, rest for 5 minutes and finish with coriander.
Serve it like this

Ladle into deep bowls over rice or with cornbread, top with avocado, coriander, a squeeze of lime and a few tortilla chips.

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What goes with Three bean chilli: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Mexican rice35 min
Bread or rice Cornbread35 min
On the side Guacamole10 min
On the side Pico de gallo10 min
To drink Peach iced tea25 min
Something sweet Banana nice cream10 min
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