Vegetarian Chili

This is a blend of so many healthy ingredients and of course, tasted so great too! Madhu (my hubby) made this gravy to go with rotis.

Please Note: Here we have used canned white beans and pink beans. If using dried beans, make sure to soak the beans for at least 5 or 6 hours before cooking them. 1 can of beans can be substituted with 1 cup of dried beans.

Ingredients:

• 1 can of White beans
• 1 can of Pink beans
• 4 or 5 Cloves
• 2 cloves of Garlic
• ½ tsp Turmeric
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• ½ tsp ground Cinnamon
• ¼ cup Capsicum, cut into small pieces
• ¼ cup Carrots, cut into small pieces
• ¼ cup Celery, cut into small pieces
• ¼ cup Zucchini, cut into small pieces
• A handful of Spinach leaves
• 1 medium Tomato, cut into small pieces
• 1 small Onion, cut into small pieces
• 3 or 4 green Chilies cut into small pieces
• Handful of Cilantro
• ¼ tsp Cumin Seeds
• 1 tsp Oil
• 1 tsp Rice Flour (to thicken the gravy)
• Water as required
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

In a pan, heat the oil and add cumin seeds along with garlic + cloves + cinnamon and fry well.

Then add all the veggies along with the cilantro + white beans + pink beans and stir well. Add turmeric + garam masala + salt and mix well. Pour some water, cover and leave the pan on medium flame for some time.

Mix rice flour with little water and stir well so that no lumps are formed. Pour this liquid into the curry to get the consistency of gravy. Leave it for some time, stir well and switch off the flame.

Transfer the gravy into a serving bowl. Enjoy this vegetarian chili with chapathis.

This is my contribution to Srivallis Curry Mela.

And I am also sending this to Sunitha’s “Think Spice….Think Favorite” event. My favorite spice is “Cloves”, which I use in many recipes. I like the strong aroma and hot and pungent taste of the cloves and of course its medicinal values.

I am sending this to EasyCraft’s “Color in Food” event. I chose the color Brown as the chili looks light brownish.

This is also my contribution to "Eat Healthy - During Pregnancy” event hosted by Sangeeth.