Indian Chickpea Sweet Potato Stew

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons black mustard seeds
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds whole
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 2 yellow onions medium, finely diced
• 6 garlic cloves minced
• 1 1/2 inches fresh ginger piece, grated or minced
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon Garam Masala
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder Indian, or 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper**
• freshly cracked black pepper A generous amount
• 15 ounces chickpeas 2 cans, drained and rinsed, equivalent to 3 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas
• 2 cups water or vegetable broth
• 3 cups sweet potatoes peeled and finely diced, ****
• 14 1/2 ounces crushed tomatoes 1 can or half of 1, 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 4 ounces Swiss chard ****, finely sliced into ribbons
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup fresh cilantro roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh mint *****, finely chopped
• white rice or brown rice
• flatbread Indian, or pita bread
• red onion Thinly sliced
• yogurt coconut

Nutrition

• Calories : 490 calories
• Carbohydrate : 85 grams
• Cholesterol : 5 milligrams
• Fat : 11 grams
• Fiber : 13 grams
• Protein : 16 grams
• SaturatedFat : 7 grams
• Sodium : 1580 milligrams
• Sugar : 10 grams