BOSH! X GRUBBY Ultimate Plant-based Chilli
The ULTIMATE plant-based chilli. Sautéed onion and garlic mixed into a speedy and rich tomato sauce base, combined with grated vegetables and precooked lentils for the perfect balance of flavour and wholesomeness. Served with a side of brown rice.
Serves
Ingredients
For the dish
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Before you start
Grater | Large saucepan
Prepare the ingredients
- Peel and dice the red onion
- Peel and mince the garlic
- Slice the pepper in half and remove the stem before cutting into small cubes
Start the chilli
- Add a little oil to a large saucepan over a medium heat
- Once hot, add the diced onion, garlic and a pinch of salt, mix well and cook gently for 5 minutes, making sure you stir constantly
- Grate in the mushrooms (on the large grater setting), mix well and cook until soft
- Once soft, grate in the carrot, and add the pepper
- Mix well and cook for another 5 minutes until the vegetables begin to soften
Simmer the chilli
- Add all of the spices to the pan and stir so that the spices are well mixed and coat all the vegetables
- Stir in the harissa paste, veggie stock, tamari, balsamic vinegar and chopped tomatoes
- Turn up the heat to high
- Stir constantly until the liquid is noticeably thicker
Finish the chilli
- Drain the lentils and add them to the pan
- Stir everything together really well and then reduce the heat to a very gentle simmer
- Leave this bubbling away with the lid off, stirring occasionally until it’s reduced to the right thickness
- You can leave it bubbling for longer to deepen the flavours, adding more water if needed to keep the right consistency