The Chili Cook-off

After a long period of meditation, including a call to my mother just to verify, I concluded that I had never eaten Chili in Perú and had only tried a little bit from Wendy's, maybe 4 years ago. I didn't like it - it was fast food!. So I decided to choose one from all the fabulous recipes our blogger buddies have been sharing... but then decided to look for a similar dish so I can post something different!


"What are we cooking today?"

"Aguadito de lentejas"

I got this recipe from a book my mom brought from Perú. The recipe is in spanish and is at home so I will just write what I remember. The ingredients are lentils, swiss chard, chicken broth (or veggie broth), cilantro, yellow chili (spicy!), onion, garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper and cumin.

"Do I smell something here?"

The peruvian yellow chilis are spicy and tasty.

"Why did you put my veggies in here? To my plate, NOW!"

The lentils have to be cooked previously. First, I cook the onions in the olive oil until brown, add garlic and a paste made with cilantro and chili.

Season with salt, pepper and cumin.

"What? Are you cooking my veggies?"

Add the chicken broth and the swiss chard, bring to boil for a few minutes.

Add the cooked lentils and chopped cilantro and cook for some more minutes.




"Yummy!"