Indian Vegetable Stew with Yellow Dal

Name: Indian Vegetable Stew with Yellow Dal
Ingredients: ¾ cup yellow split peas; 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and minced; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; ½ teaspoon turmeric; 2 serrano chilies or 2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and finely chopped; 3 medium tomatoes; 2 Japanese eggplants or ½ globe eggplant; 2 medium zucchini; 2 medium carrots; 4 tablespoons clarified butter; 1 teaspoon brown mustard seeds; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced; ½ small cauliflower, broken into florets; 1 teaspoon salt; Fresh cilantro leaves, roughly chopped, for garnish