Curried Sweet Potatoes with Chard and Chickpeas
- Yield 4 to 6 servings
A superb fusion of flavors permeates this nourishing harvest dish. Serve it like a stew in shallow bowls, accompanied by warm flatbread.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 large sweet potatoes or 4 medium garnet yams, peeled and cut into large dice
- 1 can (16- to 20-ounce) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 can (16-ounce) diced tomatoes (such as fire-roasted, a particularly flavorful variety)
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons good-quality curry powder, or more, to taste
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger, more or less to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 8 to 12 ounces chard, any variety, or a combination of chard and beet greens
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro or parsley, or more or less, to taste
- 1/4 cup raisins, optional (but highly recommended)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet or a stir-fry pan. Add the garlic and saute over low heat until golden.
- Add the sweet potato dice and about 1 1⁄2 cups of water. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook until the sweet potatoes are tender, adding just enough additional water, if needed, keep the mixture moist as it cooks.
- Stir in the chickpeas, tomatoes, scallions, curry powder, ginger, and cumin and bring the mixture to a simmer again; cook over low heat for 10 minutes or so, until the tomatoes have been reduced to a sauce and the flavors have mingled.
Reprinted with permission from Wild About Greens © 2012 by Nava Atlas, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. Photographs by Susan Voisin.
