Heat half a pan of water to cook the potatoes. Add some salt.
1 pinch salt
Scrub the potatoes clean and chop them up into bitesized pieces, about 5cm (2in) or less.
4 large potatoes
Cook the potatoes in the boiling water for 10-15 minutes until just done. Don't overcook, you don't want them to turn to mush.
When done, drain and keep aside until the chilli is done.
Chilli
While the potatoes are cooking, halve the onion, then slice into rings.
1 large onion
Slice the garlic.
4 cloves garlic
Cut up the rest of the vegetables into roughly the same size, about 5cm (2in). You could just the cut the carrots and courgettes in rings of about 1cm (½in) if it's easier.
1 medium carrot, 1 medium courgette, 1 red capsicum, 1 green capsicum, 1 medium aubergine
Heat the olive oil on medium high heat and sauté the onions and garlic for about 1 minute.
1 Tbsp olive oil and a little bit more for greasing
Tip in all the vegetables and stir to coat with the olive oil.
Next, add the chillies, chopped tomatoes, the beans, tomato paste, sundried tomatoes and cumin. Stir to mix thoroughly and bring to boil.
2 - 5 red chillies, 2 x 400g canned chopped tomatoes, 200 g red kidney beans, 200 g cannellini beans, 3 heaped Tbsp sundried tomato paste, 4 sundried tomatoes in oil, 2 tsp ground cumin, 2 chipotle or 1 ancho
Reduce to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes until the courgettes and aubergines are done.
Preheat oven at this point to 180˚C (350˚F / 160°C Fan).
Chop up the coriander.
1 small handful of fresh coriander
The Bake
When the chilli is about done, with 2-3 minutes to go, lightly grease a large oven proof dish with some olive oil.
Arrange the cooked potatoes all around the base of your dish.
Take the chilli off the heat, stir in the chopped coriander and top the potatoes with this chilli, going for an even spread.
Sprinkle the grated cheddar all over the chilli and bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes until the cheese is all melted and brown.
250 g cheddar cheese
If not using cheese, do the same, bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes until you have a slightly crispy top.
All you need with this is a green salad which, in my books, is always needed to balance the chilli heat.
Notes
If using pre grilled vegetables, add them after the chopped tomatoes have had a chance to cook and reduce slightly for 10 minutes. Heat the vegetables through for 5 minutes and you're done.