Chicken With Eggplant and Swiss Chard Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 to 8 tablespoons sesame or olive oil
• 2 medium eggplants (about 2 pounds)
• Sea salt, to taste
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 whole chicken, 4 to 5 pounds, cut into 8 pieces
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock or water
• 1 dried lime (optional, available at Middle Eastern groceries)
• 1 bunch Swiss chard or spinach (about 1 pound), cleaned, trimmed and roughly chopped into 1- to 2-inch pieces (including stems)
• Juice of 1 lemon