Spicy African Chickpea and Sweet Potato Stew

Name: Spicy African Chickpea and Sweet Potato Stew Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1.5 lbs Sweet Potatoes peeled and cubed; 2 cups low sodium vegetable broth or water; 1 can chickpeas (15 oz); 1 can no salt added diced tomatoes (15 oz); 1 package frozen chopped okra (10 oz); spice paste:; 6 cloves garlic; 1 tsp sea salt; 2 tbspn paprika; 1.5 tspn cumin seeds; 1 tspn black pepper; .5 tspn ground ginger; .5 tspn ground allspice; 1 tblspn olive oil

Minutes to Prepare: 20
Minutes to Cook: 25

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

1.5 lbs Sweet Potatoes, peeled and cubed2 cups low sodium vegetable broth or water1 can chickpeas (15 oz)1 can no salt added diced tomatoes (15 oz)1 package frozen chopped okra (10 oz)spice paste:6 cloves garlic1 tsp sea salt2 tbspn paprika1.5 tspn cumin seeds1 tspn black pepper.5 tspn ground ginger.5 tspn ground allspice1 tblspn olive oil

Directions

blend spices together in blender to make paste.
add all ingredients to pot, including paste,bring to a boil.
reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 15 minutes, uncover and simmer for 10 additional minutes.

Serving Size: 2 cups?

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ALICIA1041.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 383.0
Total Fat: 6.0 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 1,084.5 mg
Total Carbs: 74.6 g
Dietary Fiber: 15.2 g
Protein: 11.5 g

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