Rinse 130 g of basmati rice in the colander. Tip it into the saucepan with 260 ml of water and a pinch of salt, bring to a boil, cover and cook over low heat.
Chop the onion and garlic
Peel the onion and cut it into small cubes. Crush the garlic clove or mince it finely.
Cook the onion
Heat 0.5 tbsp of olive oil in the skillet over medium heat. Cook the onion for 4 minutes, stirring, then add the garlic for 30 seconds.
Toast the spices
Add the tomato paste (20 g), the cumin and the paprika (0.5 tbsp each). Stir for 1 minute so the paste caramelizes a little.
Tip · Stir nonstop while the tomato paste cooks, it sticks to the bottom fast and turns bitter if it burns.
Drain the cans
Drain and rinse the kidney beans in the colander. Only use half the can, about 200 g, and half the can of corn, about 140 g drained. The rest isn't used here.
Simmer the chili
Pour the beans and corn into the skillet with 10 cl of water. Season with salt and pepper, then let it simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring now and then, until the sauce thickens.
Tip · Mash a few beans with the back of the spoon right in the skillet, the sauce gets creamier without adding anything.
Fluff the rice and serve
Turn off the heat under the rice, let it rest for 5 minutes covered, then fluff it with a fork. Serve the chili over the rice.
And there you go, it's readyCheck off every step to celebrate.
The questions you're asking
short answers, numbers you can check
How many calories in a serving?
One serving has about 943 kcal. 62% comes from carbs, 19% from protein and 11% from fat.
146 gCarbs
45 gProtein
12 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy
943 kcal
Protein
44.8 g
Carbs
145.7 g
of which sugars
12.7 g
Fat
11.8 g
of which saturated fat
2.9 g
Fiber
37 g
Salt
4.2 g
Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.
How much does it cost?
About $1.00 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.
≈ $1.99for 2 people
≈ $1.00a serving
Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.
How long does it keep?
2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. And it freezes really well.
2 daysin the fridge
Very wellin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before