If you like any of the ingredients in the title alone, this is definitely worth looking at! I came across
this recipe while perusing light recipes to make while doing a modifed fast - that is to say, I'd planned on having SOMETHING in my stomach at all times, but with mostly fruits, veggies, nuts, and grains for 40 days.
The preparation process alone made me want to hurry up and finish cooking because the aromatics were driving me insane! It all started with frying onions. Who doesn't like that smell??? Lucky for me, I've had lots of practice doing this, since it was one of the only jobs my mom gave me in the kitchen while she made
Anglo-Indian and
Indian recipes.
Here's another shot of what it looked like while simmering. It was almost like having stove-top potpourri...mmmmm....
After 30 minutes, it was ready to taste! And boy, was it oh-so-good!!!
NOTE: because of what I had in my pantry, I changed a couple of the ingredients and scaled down the recipe to serve 1-2 people (which, for me made modest portions for me to eat 3 lunches and two snacks of it!). In the absense of adding spices by their individual amounts required, I used 2 tablespoons of
Penzey's Chili 3000, a sprinkling of pepper to taste, and added half a can of
Cento whole peeled tomatoes from my local Trader Joe's, and omitted the tomato paste entirely. I also used only a handful of quinoa, since I'd not cooked it before and didn't want it to overpower the chili. I'm sure because of this, and the lack of tomato paste, the consistency was not as thick as it would have been, which was fine with me - it was more like a tomato soup when all was said and done.
Overall, this was such a great recipe and I plan on visiting the blogger's site for other recipes of interest, so stay tuned for more reviews!
