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Vegetarian chili made with black eyed peas and a Mexican Pizza

If you love Mexican food, this vegetarian Chili recipe is a good place to start. Serve with corn bread or stuff burritos, it's 100% YUM~
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 serving

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsps olive oil vegetable oil or
  • 4 - 5 cloves garlic , finely chopped
  • 5 - 6 mushrooms
  • 1 green capsicum
  • 1 capsicum red
  • 1 onion
  • 6 tomatoes medium
  • 2 cups black eyed peas boiled (Pressure cooked with enough water until very soft and mushy).
  • 2 chipotle chillies adobo sauce in (or use regular green / red finely chopped).
  • 1/2 tsp red chilli powder or more as per preference .
  • 1 tsp oregano dried ground .
  • 1 tsp cumin freshly ground .

For pizza

  • pizza bases Ready -.
  • Black eyed peas chilli .
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese Grated - .
  • oregano . Dried
  • chilli Dried flakes (optional).

Instructions
 

  • Finely chop the garlic, onion, mushrooms and capsicums.
  • Fill a large pot with 2 L water. Score the tomatoes with a cross at the smooth end. Allow to come to a boil and drop the tomatoes. Once this comes to a simmer, turn off flame and cover for 2 minutes.
  • Fish out the tomatoes and place them in tap/cold water, until cool enough to handle. Peel off skins and chop to a medium dice, seeds included.
  • Heat the oil in a large wok. Saute the garlic for 30 seconds, before adding the onions, capsicums and mushrooms. On a medium flame, let these cook for 7-10 minutes with a pinch of salt added towards the end.
  • Once the vegetables are nearly done, add the chopped blanched tomatoes, cooked black eyed peas, chopped chipotle / chillies and spice powders along with a tsp (or as per taste) of salt. Add 1/2-1 cup of water, cover with a lid and let it simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Check for spiciness and salt, adjust the taste according to your preference and remove into a serving bowl. This chilli should be quite dried out if using as a pizza topping or else the base will get soggy. If serving with tortillas or rice, you can leave some amount of liquid in the chili.
  • You can use black beans, kidney beans or any other beans instead of black eyed peas.
  • For Pizza: Preheat oven to 200C. Spread the chilli over the base. Top with grated cheese and bake for 5-7 minutes, till cheese melts.

Notes

Note:
Sprinkle oregano and if you like it really hot, then chilli flakes too.
Keep a chilled beer or iced water handy!.
We started the Mexican dinner with a bowl of guacamole and baked corn chips (Italia brand). It was the most fun dinner we had in a long time. Thank you Nupur!.
If you happen to spot tinned chipotle chillies in a supermarket near you, please leave a comment and I shall include it in a note here, to help the readers.