Chili
Makes a big pan/bowl of chili
This chili tastes fresh and sprouty but like authentic cooked chili at the same time. This one is a winner! Whole, soaked cashews are a lovely addition to this dish.
Ingredients
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 1 cup cashews, soaked
- 4 cups lentils, sprouted with just a hint of a tail
- 2 large tomatoes
- 1 shallot
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1½ cups sun dried tomatoes, soaked in water
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1½ teaspoons chipotle powder
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast (optional)
- salt to taste
Preparation
Chop the bell pepper into small pieces. In a food processor, blend the shallot, garlic, tomatoes, 1 cup sprouted lentils, spices, sun dried tomatoes (and enough of their soak water) to achieve a thick, chili like consistency. Mix the remaining sprouted lentils, the blended mixture, the cashews, nutritional yeast and the bell pepper together in a bowl. Season to taste with salt. Eat immediately or place mixture in a lasagna pan and dehydrate til warm.
Variations…add a jalapeno or two to the food processor while blending. Add the kernels of a cob or two of corn.
Comments
rawafromama writes: (March 26, 2008)
Sounds good… where to get chipotle powder? Mccormick?
nanamensah writes: (March 26, 2008)
I get it at my local co-op. It’s not raw, as the peppers are roasted, but it adds a smoky flavor and depth to the dish, and it’s only a teaspoon. Whole Foods sells whole chipotle peppers that you could pulverize in a coffee grinder, as well.
saraw writes: (March 26, 2008)
YUM, this sounds so good. I still eat some cooked chili, and I make it with lentils. I would LOVE to find a good alternative to cooked chili. Oh, and I am starving right now, and I want to eat that watermelon that is in your avatar. I want watermelon in a BAD way right now..
Luna blu writes: (March 26, 2008)
Sounds nice. I will deffinately add the jalapeno!
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