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Grilled aubergines with spicy chickpeas & walnut sauce
30 MIN

Grilled aubergines with spicy chickpeas & walnut sauce

Turkish · Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • Olive Oil4 tablespoons Olive Oil
  • Onion1 chopped Onion
  • Red Chilli1 chopped Red Chilli
  • Ginger2cm piece Ginger
  • Ground Cumin1/2 teaspoon Ground Cumin
  • Chickpeas400g Chickpeas
  • Tomato200g Tomato
  • LemonJuice of 1/2 Lemon
  • Aubergine2 Aubergine
  • Greek Yogurt200g Greek Yogurt
  • Garlic Clove1 Garlic Clove
  • Walnuts25g Walnuts
  • CorianderHandful Coriander

Preparation

  1. step 1 Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan, add the onion and fry until soft and lightly browned, about 10 mins.
  2. Add the chilli, ginger and spices and mix well.
  3. Stir in the chickpeas, tomatoes and 5 tbsp water, bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 mins.
  4. Add a little salt and pepper and the lemon juice.
  5. step 2 Arrange the aubergines over a grill pan.
  6. Brush lightly with oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, then grill until golden.
  7. Flip them over, brush again with oil, season and grill again until tender and golden.
  8. step 3 Mix the yogurt with the garlic, most of the walnuts and coriander and a little salt and pepper.
  9. Arrange the aubergine slices over a warm platter and spoon over the chickpea mix.
  10. Drizzle with the walnut sauce and scatter with the remaining walnuts and coriander.

Adapted from TheMealDB.