
30 MIN
Grilled aubergines with spicy chickpeas & walnut sauce
Turkish · Vegetarian
Ingredients
4 tablespoons Olive Oil
1 chopped Onion
1 chopped Red Chilli
2cm piece Ginger
1/2 teaspoon Ground Cumin
400g Chickpeas
200g Tomato
Juice of 1/2 Lemon
2 Aubergine
200g Greek Yogurt
1 Garlic Clove
25g Walnuts
Handful Coriander
Preparation
- step 1 Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan, add the onion and fry until soft and lightly browned, about 10 mins.
- Add the chilli, ginger and spices and mix well.
- Stir in the chickpeas, tomatoes and 5 tbsp water, bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 mins.
- Add a little salt and pepper and the lemon juice.
- step 2 Arrange the aubergines over a grill pan.
- Brush lightly with oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, then grill until golden.
- Flip them over, brush again with oil, season and grill again until tender and golden.
- step 3 Mix the yogurt with the garlic, most of the walnuts and coriander and a little salt and pepper.
- Arrange the aubergine slices over a warm platter and spoon over the chickpea mix.
- Drizzle with the walnut sauce and scatter with the remaining walnuts and coriander.
Adapted from TheMealDB.