Indian Spiced Swiss Chard

Spice Mixture

Ingredients

  • 1.5 tablespoons ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 green cardamon pods, seeds only
  • ½ teaspoons turmeric
  • 1 pinch cayenne (to taste)

Directions

  1. In a dry hot pan, toast your cumin, coriander, and cardamon, agitating the pan constantly until the pods begin to brown and smell toasted
  2. Remove them before they burn
  3. Grind all your spices in a mortar or spice grinder
     

Chard

Ingredients 

  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, finely chopped
  • 3-4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • 3 large tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 dash sea salt
  • 1 bunch chard stems, chopped in 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 bunch chard leaves, rolled like cigars and cut in thin strips
     

Directions 

  1. In a large pan with a fitted lid, heat your oil or ghee over medium low heat
  2. Add the onion, stirring to coat with the fat
  3. Let it cook slowly until translucent and the bottom layer begins to caramelize (about 20 minutes)
  4. Add the ginger and garlic and stir 60 seconds
  5. Turn the heat up to medium
  6. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, and spice mixture
  7. Cover and let simmer until the tomatoes break apart easily with a wooden spoon (about 5-10 minutes)
  8. Begin to look at the sauce

Source: http://food52.com/

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