sweet potato curry with spinach and chickpeas

🥘 Ingredients

• • sweet onions
• • canola oil
• • curry powder
• • cumin
• • cinnamon
• • fresh spinach
• • sweet potatoes
• • chickpeas
• • water
• • diced tomatoes
• • fresh cilantro
• • basmati rice

📝 Instructions

1. 1 you may choose to cook the sweet potatoes however you prefer
2. 2 i like to peel , chop and steam mine in a veggie steamer for about 15 minutes
3. 3 baking or boiling work well too
4. 4 while sweet potatoes cook , heat 1-2 tsp of canola or vegetable oil over medium heat
5. 5 add onions and saut 2-3 minutes , or until they begin to soften
6. 6 next , add the curry powder , cumin , and cinnamon , and stir to coat the onions evenly with spices
7. 7 add tomatoes with their juices , and the chickpeas , stir to combine
8. 8 add cup water and raise heat up to a strong simmer for about a minute or two
9. 9 next , add the fresh spinach , a couple handfuls at a time , stirring to coat with cooking liquid
10. 10 when all the spinach is added to the pan , cover and simmer until just wilted , about 3 minutes
11. 11 add the cooked sweet potatoes to the liquid , and stir to coat
12. 12 simmer for another 3-5 minutes , or until flavors are well combined
13. 13 transfer to serving dish , toss with fresh cilantro , and serve hot
14. 14 this dish is nice served over basmati or brown rice