Chili is the ultimate comfort food. This tex-mex recipe is easy to make and is very nutritious. To make it vegetarian, simply avoid using the meat and to make it vegan, use vegetable stock or water in the place of chicken stock.
Ingredients for pumpkin chili:
1/2 kg ground turkey/chicken/beef (optional – to make vegetarian chili, avoid this)
11/2 medium-sized onion, chopped
1 large bell pepper, chopped
4-5 cloves of garlic
2 cups cooked and mashed pumpkin
2-3 cups of chicken/vegetable stock or plain water
1 cup tomato puree
1.5 tbsp chili powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
2 cups Kidney beans
A handful of chopped cilantro
Oil – about 2 tbsp
Salt as needed