Hearty Vegetarian Chili

So this recipe was given to me by a friend who is a regular at my gym.  His daughter is a vegetarian and he figured I would enjoy cooking this recipe and he was correct.  It tastes great and you really can't tell that there is not meat in the chili.  It's a little spicy, hearty and the best part is, you can have a huge bowl and still feel good about eating healthy.  I don't like pieces of onions or celery in my chili, so I threw my sauted vegetables in the food processor with tomato sauce (I used tomato sauce and not diced tomatoes because I don't want to have to buy them), worked wonderful.
  Here is the recipe:

½ c. green pepper chopped

½ c. celery chopped
½ c. onion chopped
½ c. carrots chopped
1 Tbsp garlic, chopped
2 Tbsp olive oil
 

½ c. barley

½ c. bulgur
½ c. lentils
4 c. water
2 Tbsp vegetable base or chicken if not making it vegan

1 lg can diced tomatoes or tomato sauce

1 lg can tomato puree
1 sm can chick peans
1sm can northern beans
1 sm can red kidney beans
1 c. salsa
2 tsp soy sauce

¼ tsp celery salt

¼ tsp garlic salt
¼ tsp onion salt
½ tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp. crushed red paper flakes
½ tsp oregano
1 Tbsp chili power
½ tsp cumin
1 Tbsp sugar

Saute all the vegetables in the first block.  Cook the grains in the water/base.  Combine grains and vegetables in a large pot, add the rest of the ingredients and simmer.  Serve in bowls with bread or crackers and Enjoy!