Simple Lamb Chilli Con Carne Mexican Chilli With Lamb And Kidney Beans

This chilli con carne with ground lamb is the TOTAL WINNER! So what’s so special about this chilli, you ask? 1. We use fresh tomatoes instead of canned 2. We use lamb mince instead of a combination of 2 or more meats. I also cooked my kidney beans from scratch instead of buying them canned in my trusty instant pot.It’s really simple! There are so many chilli con carne recipes online. Most use Beef or a mix of many meats are are unusually complex and carb heavy. I wanted something simpler, chilli con carne made with fresh ingredients which are easily available especially in India. The recipe is inspired by the note shared by my dear friend Gopika.Her aunt gave her a rough recipe which she passed on to me.

How to make Chili Con Carne

Step 1 - Prep

Get all your ingredients together.Soak and cook the kidney beans in an instant pot or pressure cooker. Score and blanch the tomatoes.Once cool, puree them. Thaw your meat and Chop up the onions,carrots and bell pepper as fine as you possibly can.

Step 2- Assembly & Simmer

Make the base of the chilli con carne with onions, green pepper and carrot.To this, add rest of the ingredients and simmer away on low flame for 45 minutes or so.

Chilli con carne Ingredients and Alternatives

If you don’t live in an area where the ingredients are available geographically, getting all the listed ingredients can prove tough. That’s why here is a list of alternates that you can use

Pro Tips and Tricks

Chillies - If you don’t have any of the Mexican chillies, you can Char a red bell pepper directly on the gas, peel it, puree it and add to the chilli.This will give it a smoky flavour you will otherwise lack if you dont use the mexicon smoked chillies.For healthier Chilli - To make this a healthy meal, serve this with greek yogurt instead of sour cream and skip on the cheese and nachos.

What to serve with chilli con carne

Ideally you should serve this lamb chilli with sour cream, tortilla chips and shredded cheese.You could also top it with avocado slices and serve it along with rice. However, a healthier version would be to swap the sour cream with greek yogurt and skip the rest of the trimmings.