Serves 4-6
Ingredients
Onions 2 chopped
Garlic 2 cloves crushed
Veggie stock cubes 2
4 sun dried tomatoes chopped
Can of chopped toms
1pt water (maybe a little more just to stop it from drying out)
Lentils 250g (I use green or puy)
Red Kidney beans 1 can drained
Olive oil
Sweet Potato 1 peeled and sliced very finely (Added for flavour rather than texture so dont worry if they dissolve)
Salt & Pepper
Cajun Spice mix 1 large tsp
Chilli peppers if you want extra spice (I like mine hot hot hot!)
Instructions
- Fry the onions in olive oil until softened then add the garlic and the sun dried toms
- Add the chopped toms, the lentils, kidney beans, sweet potato, stock cubes and water
- Give it a good stir, bring it to the boil and turn down to a simmer for about an hour. Occasionally going back to stir and to check it hasn’t boiled dry. If too much liquid disappears just add a bit more. Keep in mind that you want it to be thick and not watery by the end. (If its a little watery just keep it cooking until it reduces)
- About 5 minutes before serving add the seasoning and spices. Make sure you try it, to see if its hot enough. We have 3 different levels of hot in our house. First lot of chilli for the 3 and 5 year old, second lot for my 7 year old and third lot for 16 yr old, me and hubby!
- Goes great with Guacamole – chopped avocado, chopped toms and extra chilli if you like – all mixed up! VEGAN YUM ATTACK!
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Looks like a great recipe. When I make mine, I add a big spoon full of all natural peanut butter. It melts in and gives a slightly sweet and nutty taste to compliment the tons of hotness I use. It also has a thickening effect.
I have peanut butter days when I do that too! It also makes it slightly richer! Yummy x
Wow, awesome blog format! How lengthy have you been blogging for?
you make blogging look easy. The total look of your website is wonderful,
as well as the content!
Awwww Thank you! thats so wonderful to hear! I’ve not been blogging very long maybe 6-9 months. I’m really glad you like it though. Thanks so much for commenting! xxx
Woop woop to you!I found your blog today and cannot stop rnieadg it. Your writing is very simple and yet beautiful, you are very inspiring so please keep it up! How long have you been vegan for? Has it been since August 08?I went vegan last October and relate a lot to the things that you say. Thankfully, I didn’t become vegan because I was ill. I decided it was time for me to open my eyes to the harsh reality of the animals’ condition, the damage caused to the environment and to my body.Thanks for sharing your experience. Your blog is now listed in my favourites!Alex
Thanks for the great comments! x
So delicious! On returning from a busy shopping trip in the wind and rain, to receive a piping hot bowl of vegetable chilli, was sooo good! Thank you xxx