Mulligatawny Soup

Name: Mulligatawny Soup
Ingredients: ¼ cup vegetable oil; 1 small yellow onion (diced); 1 medium carrot (diced); 1 medium potato (peeled and diced; reserve the peels); ¼–½ red jalapeño (seeded and diced); 2 medium garlic cloves (roughly chopped); 2 teaspoons fresh ginger (finely chopped); ½ large Granny Smith (or Royal Gala apple, peeled and diced); 1 cup diced Roma tomatoes (seeded and diced); ¼ cup tomato purée; ½ tablespoon Indian curry powder; ¼ teaspoon ground coriander; ¼ teaspoon ground paprika; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric; ¼ teaspoon dried thyme; ⅛ teaspoon ground cardamom; ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper; ½ cup dried red lentils; 3 ½ cups low-sodium veggie broth; ½ cup full fat coconut milk (unsweetened ); Salt (to taste); Plain vegan yogurt (unsweetened, for garnish); Chopped cilantro (for garnish)