3 tomato chickpea curry eggplant shells Recipes

eggplants (1-1 1/4 lb each), vegetable oil, divided, salt (to taste), fresh ground pepper (to taste), brown mustard seeds, coarsely chopped onions, mild curry powder, diced tomatoes, with liquid, cooked chickpeas, drained and rinsed (or 1.5 cups cooked ), unsweetened dried shredded coconut, cayenne powder (to taste), chopped cilantro (to garnish )

onions, finely chopped, peanut oil (any neutral oil), whole cumin seed, black mustard seeds, potatoes, quartered (ideally a waxy potato like yukon golds, peeling is optional), fresh ginger, minced (or finely grated ), garlic cloves, minced, ground cumin, ground coriander (you can crush whole ones, i just don tsp like the woody pieces), chili peppers (or 1 tsp cayenne pepper), turmeric, sea salt, whole cinnamon sticks (2-3-inch pieces), tomato paste, green beans, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces, cauliflower, cut into florets, eggplant, diced (peeling optional), fresh green peas, shelled (or use frozen green peas, about 1 cup), fresh spinach , torn (use any leafy green like kale or collards, etc.), cooked chickpeas (optional)