The Devil's Chili

Ingredients

• onions

  grated
  1 cup
• garlic clove

  minced
  1 unit
• shallot bulb

  minced
  1 unit
• scallions

  minced
  3 large
• green bell pepper

  chopped
  1 large
• olive or other salad oil
  1 oz
• kidney

  pink or pinto beans, washed, sorted and soaked
  1 lb
• bay leaf

  crushed
  1 large
• miso paste
  1 tsp
• mild or hot curry
  1 tsp
• basil
  1 tsp
• paprika
  1 tbsp
• chili powder to taste
  1 unit
• salt and pepper to taste
  1 unit
• tomatoes

  chopped, or
  3 large
• (15 oz) peeled tomatoes
  1 can
• (15 oz) tomato sauce
  1 can