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Vegan black bean and chocolate chilli

This gluten-and dairy-free chilli puts vegetables centre stage serving all your 5-plus-a-day in one meal. Simply serve with sliced avocado and a squeeze of lime.

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 1 hr 15 mins
  • Serving: 6 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
  • 1 large onion, very finely diced
  • 1 heaped teaspoon ground cumin
  • pinch ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon chilli powder
  • ½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • Pinch cayenne pepper
  • 1 red capsicum, roughly chopped
  • 1 yellow capsicum, roughly chopped
  • 1 green capsicum, roughly chopped
  • 1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon tomato purée
  • 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • pinch sugar
  • a few drops tabasco sauce
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 2 x 400g tins black beans in water, drained
  • 2 tablespoons good-quality dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa solids), broken into small squares
  • fresh coriander, to garnish
  • 2 avocados, peeled and sliced, and lime halves, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat the oil in a heavy-based saucepan. Add the onion, season with black pepper and let it soften for several mins before adding the dried spices. Cook for a few min more. Add the capsicums, season again, then cover and cook together for 10 min or until softened. Add the chopped red chilli and garlic.

    2 Stir in the tomato purée so everything is coated, then pour in the chopped tomatoes. Add the sugar, tabasco sauce, balsamic vinegar and 1/3 cup water, then season with black pepper and stir to combine. Simmer for around 25–30 min, occasionally topping up with water if the mixture becomes too dry.

    3 Add the beans to the pan and simmer for a further 15–20 min.

    4 Just before serving, stir the dark chocolate into the chilli – the sauce will turn thick and glossy. Allow everything to amalgamate before serving the black bean chilli garnished with coriander,  sliced avocado and lime wedges for squeezing.

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