Moroccan Spiced Vegetable Stew

Name: Moroccan Spiced Vegetable Stew
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Moroccan, African
Ingredients: 1 red onion, sliced; 6–8 garlic cloves, minced; 1 medium eggplant, cut into ½-inch cubes; 2 ½ cups water, divided; 3 Tbsp low-sodium tamari; 2 carrots, thinly sliced; 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped; 1 sweet potato, diced; 2 cups chopped spinach; 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained; 1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas; ½ cup finely chopped pitted dates; 1 Tbsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp ground ginger; ½ tsp black pepper flakes; ⅛ tsp ground cloves