Vegetarian Tagine

Ingredients:

2 cloves of garlic chopped
1 onions, chopped
cut baby carrots
1 celery rib with leaves, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
lemon juice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
can diced tomatoes
2 cups vegetable stock
can chickpeas, drained and rinsed well
1 medium eggplant, chopped into roughly cubes
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 box prepared couscous

Heat up olive oil in large stew pot over medium-high heat. Add celery, carrots, onions and garlic. Stir for 1 minute, then turn heat down to medium. Let cook about 7 minutes. Add dry spices and let cook 1 minute until fragrant. Add lemon juice. 

 Add tomatoes and bring to boil. Add in vegetable stock, chickpeas. Cook, simmering, 1 hour. 

Salt eggplant pieces, let rest 2 minutes then rinse well with water and add, along with crushed red pepper flakes, and chopped red pepper to stew.