Vegetable Chilli

Ingredients (serves 4)

  • 100g Lentils
  • 1 Clove of Garlic (peeled and chopped)
  • 2 Onions (peeled and chopped)
  • 1½ Sticks of Celery (chopped)
  • 2 Carrots (peeled and chopped)
  • 2 Red Peppers (de-seeded and sliced)
  • 1 x 400g Tin of Chopped Tomatoes or
  • Passata
  • ¾ Teasp Chilli Powder
  • ½ Tablsp Tomato Puree
  • 1 x 400g Tin of Kidney Beans (drained)
  • 200g Long Grain Rice (boiled)

Method

  1. Cover the lentils with water, bring to the boil and simmer for 20-25 minutes. Drain.
  2. Add the remaining ingredients except the beans and rice, bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
  3. Add the beans and stir well.
  4. Simmer for 10 minutes, serve with rice.

A can of baked beans may be substituted for the kidney beans