- Spice Mixture:
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/8 teaspoon curry powder
- Stew Vegetables:
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 sweet onion, chopped
- 2 cups finely shredded kale
- 4 (14 ounce) cans organic vegetable broth
- 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 3 large potatoes, peeled and diced
- 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
- 4 large carrots, chopped
- 1 cup dried lentils, rinsed
- 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch (optional)
- 1 tablespoon water (optional)
- Combine cinnamon, cumin, salt, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, turmeric, and curry powder in a large bowl.
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook the onion in the butter until soft and just beginning to brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in kale and spice mixture; cook until kale begins to wilt and spices are fragrant, about 2 minutes.
- Pour the vegetable broth into the pot. Stir garbanzo beans, tomatoes, potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, lentils, apricots, and honey, into the broth; bring to boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until vegetables and lentils are cooked and tender, about 30 minutes. Season stew with black pepper.
- Dissolve cornstarch in water; stir into stew and simmer thickened, about 5 minutes.