Spiced chicken hotpot

Name: Spiced chicken hotpot
Ingredients: 2 tsp olive oil; 2 onions (400g), halved and thickly sliced; 2 aubergines, halved and thickly sliced; 40g ginger, cut into fine slices; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 40g fresh turmeric, grated or 1 tsp ground; ¼ tsp allspice; 2 tsp cumin seeds; 2 tsp ground coriander; 400g can chickpeas; 2 red peppers, deseeded and diced; 2 tsp bouillon powder; 50g dried apricots, halved; 600g pack skinless chicken thigh fillets, all visible fat trimmed off, cut into large chunks; 20g pack coriander, chopped; 560g large potatoes, very thinly sliced (no need to peel)