Grilled aubergines with spicy chickpeas & walnut sauce

Grilled aubergines with spicy chickpeas & walnut sauce

Area: Turkish

Category: Vegetarian

Ingredients

IngredientsMeasure
Olive Oil4 tablespoons
Onion1 chopped
Red Chilli1 chopped
Ginger2cm piece
Ground Cumin1/2 teaspoon
Chickpeas400g
Tomato200g
LemonJuice of 1/2
Aubergine2
Greek Yogurt200g
Garlic Clove1
Walnuts25g
CorianderHandful

Instruction

  • 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