Chickpea Tikka Masala + Green Rice

Ingredients

• 2 cups packed baby spinach (about 2 ounces)
• 1 jalapeño or serrano pepper, seeded, deribbed, and roughly chopped
• ¼ large yellow onion, roughly chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 ¾ cups water, divided
• 1 ½ cups long-grain brown rice, preferably basmati, rinsed
• 1 tbs minced fresh ginger
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tbs ground coriander
• 1 ½ tsp ground cumin
• ½ tsp ground turmeric
• ¼ tsp ground cardamom
• Pinch of ground cinnamon
• Pinch of cayenne pepper
• 1 28-oz can of whole tomatoes or diced tomatoes, with their liquid
• 1 tbs extra-virgin olive oil
• ¾ large yellow onion, finely chopped
• ½ tsp fine sea salt
• 1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas, rinsed and drained, or 1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas
• ¾ cup canned coconut milk, plus more if needed
• ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for garnish