Chickpea and Spinach Stew

This hearty stew is super easy to make, and its ingredients are probably already in your kitchen.
To cook the spinach, bring water to a boil and add:
10 oz spinach leaves
Drain and coarsely chop the spinach. Set aside.
In a small bowl, mix:
2 garlic cloves crushed to a paste
2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp ground cumin
pinch of cloves
pinch of black pepper

1/4 cup of chickpea liquid from can of chickpeas

Heat in a large soup pot for 3 minutes:
2 Tbs olive oil
1 finely chopped onion
1 chopped tomato
Add spiced garlic mixture and heat for 1 minute. Add and simmer for 10 minutes:
2 15-0z cans chickpeas with liquid
1/4 cup raisins (optional)
spinach cooked earlier

We served this over Israeli couscous, but it would also be delicious on its own.