Homemade Vegetarian Chickpea and Kidney Bean Chili
Homemade Vegetarian Chickpea and Kidney Bean Chili

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Add beans, corn (optional) and tomato juice and stir. Add a little water, if needed, to cover all ingredients. Bring to a boil, turn to low and cover with lid.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have homemade vegetarian chickpea and kidney bean chili using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Homemade Vegetarian Chickpea and Kidney Bean Chili:
  1. Prepare 115 g dry chickpeas/garbanzo beans, soaked overnight (or 1 can cooked)
  2. Take 115 g dry kidney beans, soaked overnight (or 1 can cooked)
  3. Prepare 1 onion
  4. Make ready 3 cloves garlic
  5. Get 1 stalk celery
  6. Take 1 green bell pepper (or other color is okay)
  7. Prepare 1 cup fresh or frozen corn (240 ml, optional)
  8. Make ready 1 can whole tomatoes
  9. Take 1 cup tomato juice (240 ml)
  10. Make ready SPICES:
  11. Get 1 Tbsp chili powder, more to taste
  12. Make ready 2 tsp ground cumin
  13. Take 1 tsp ground coriander
  14. Make ready 1 Tbsp dried oregano (or some fresh)
  15. Make ready 1 Tbsp dried basil
  16. Get to taste salt & pepper
  17. Get Optional toppings: shredded cheese, fresh cilantro, sour cream/plain yogurt

Add chopped chickpeas and kidney beans. Stir in the oregano, salt, chili powder, cumin, cocoa powder, and corn flour and cook for about one minute more. While the onions are cooking, purée the chickpeas in a food processor until chunky. Use a little water to loosen the beans if they are too stiff.

Instructions to make Homemade Vegetarian Chickpea and Kidney Bean Chili:
  1. If using dry beans, soak them overnight in plenty of water. Before cooking, chop up the onion, garlic, green pepper and celery.
  2. Heat oil in a large pot and sauté the onions and garlic until soft and transparent.
  3. Add the other green pepper, celery and dry spices. Sauté a few minutes until fragrant.
  4. Add can of tomatoes and break up into smaller chunks.
  5. Add beans, corn (optional) and tomato juice and stir. Add a little water, if needed, to cover all ingredients.
  6. Bring to a boil, turn to low and cover with lid. Let simmer for about 1 hour if using canned beans. And up to 1.5 to 2 hours if using dry beans or until they are soft. Check occasionally to stir and add water if too low.
  7. Once beans are desired softness, taste and adjust the spices and salt if needed. If too acidic from the tomatoes, add a teaspoon or so of sugar to mellow it out. Serve into bowls and top with your favorite toppings!

In a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat, warm the olive oil until shimmering. Add the chopped onion, bell pepper, carrot, celery and ¼ teaspoon of the salt. Add the beans, juice and all. Tip in the tomatoes, breaking them up with the back of a spoon, then stir well. Tip in the tomatoes, breaking them up with the back of a spoon, then stir well.

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