Vegetable and Bean Chili

With some cheese quesadillas this is a meal itself or you can say Mexican version of Grilled cheese and soup. It's so easy to make and taste awesome.

Ingredients : 

1 Onion chopped

1 Green Capsicum Chopped

1 Carrot chopped

5-6 cloves of garlic finely chopped

1 Jalapenos Finely chopped

2 tsp. olive oil

1 Tablespoon chili powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin powder

salt to taste

1 teaspoon paprika powder

28-ounce can whole tomatoes, coarsely chopped, with juice

1 can Kidney beans (rinsed)

chopped fresh cilantro and tortilla strips 

Method

Sauté onions, bell pepper,carrot, garlic, and jalapeño in oil in a 4-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. 

Add chili powder, cumin, and salt , paprika and cook, stirring, 1 minute. 

Add tomatoes with juice and  simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes. 

Stir in beans and simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Stir in cilantro & tortilla strips.

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