Jolof Rice

Ingredients

• 1 cup black-eyed peas dried
• 2 medium eggplant
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 large onions chopped
• 3 teaspoons ginger fresh
• 2 each jalapeno pepper roasted, stems & seeds removed, chopped
• 1 each garlic cloves whole
• 2 each garlic cloves minced
• 1 each green bell peppers chopped
• 4 large tomatoes chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 x hot chili peppers to taste, optional
• 1 pound carrots chopped
• 1 1/2 cups long grain rice brown
• 1/2 pound green beans cut into thirds