Sweet Potato & Chickpea Stew with Rice – Lotus Foods

Ingredients

• 1 cup Lotus Foods Regenerative Organic White Basmati Rice
• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 small yellow onion, finely diced
• 2 Yukon gold potatoes, diced into bite-size pieces (~1½ cups)
• 2 small sweet potatoes, diced into bite-size pieces (~1½ cups)
• 4-5 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 2 tbsp Moroccan seasoning mix
• 1 can fire roasted tomatoes, diced
• 1 can chickpeas
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 1 tsp Himalayan sea salt, to taste
• fresh cracked pepper, to taste
• ¼ cup cilantro leaves, plus extra for garnish
• 1 tsp each ground cumin, coriander & nutmeg
• ½ tsp each allspice, ground ginger & cinnamon
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper