African vegetable stew

    
1eaonion, very large
1easwiss chard, bunch
1cngarbanzo beans
1/2craisins
1/2crice, raw
2eayams, also know as sweet potatoe
1eagarlic clove
1xsalt, to taste
1xpepper, to taste
Directions:
Fry onion, garlic and white stems of chard until barely limp.  Add choppedgreens and fry a bit.Either peel the yams or scrub them well with a vegetable brush, then slicethem into thick slices.  Add garbanzos, raisins, yams, tomatoes, salt andpepper.  Cook a couple of minutes.Make a well in the center of the mixture in the pot.  Put the rice in thewell and pat it down until it's wet. Cover and cook until rice is done,about 25 minutes. Add Tabasco sauce to taste.NOTES:*  A spicy vegetable stew - easy to make.*  some find that the flavors of the vegetables don't stand out unless you putin a lot of tabasco. But not everyone likes it hot.  Just addenough to make the stew seem spicy to you.