turkey chili

Most popular chili is usually made with ground beef, i don't eat beef, so i really don't know how it tastes, but my variation is turkey and much healthier version than beef with out a doubt! i spice up little to my taste and preparation time is a snap but cooking time, well you don't have to stand there and look at it while it is simmering for 2 hours, take a quick nap! or watch movie, read a book, you could dust the entire house, write a blog, meditation, or admire the sun peeking 
in and out in a snowy day:)

what ever you do just do me a favor, gently stir it every half an hour and enjoy!

you need these:

• 1 pound ground turkey or chicken or kheema(ground goat)
• salt
• 1Tbsp chili powder (more if you insist)
• 1Tbsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder (if you don't have this handy add garlic clove crushed in a mortar)
• 4 or 5 hot green chilies cut length wise
• 2 cloves of garlic minced
• 2 cups of tomato, diced
• 15oz can of beans any kind is fine (kidney beans, chili beans, pinto beans- i used pinto beans)
• 8oz can tomato sauce
• fistful of basil dice in to small 

in a wide deep pan add 1sp oil, ground turkey, salt, chili powder, cumin- garlic powders, stirring constantly cook until turkey is brown in color then remove in to a dish and set it aside.

in the same pan add 1sp oil and cook onion, green chili, garlic, let onion soften then add tomato, cook really well, and mash them with back of the spoon, return turkey back, beans from the can along with can water, tomato sauce, basil, 2 cups of water and bring it to boil. reduce heat to simmer and let it cook for 2 hours. stirring occasionally.

adjust seasoning 

serve in a soup bowl along with crusty loaf of bread.

{pictures taken by me}