Grilled aubergines with spicy chickpeas & walnut sauce
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Measure |
| Olive Oil | 4 tablespoons |
| Onion | 1 chopped |
| Red Chilli | 1 chopped |
| Ginger | 2cm piece |
| Ground Cumin | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Chickpeas | 400g |
| Tomato | 200g |
| Lemon | Juice of 1/2 |
| Aubergine | 2 |
| Greek Yogurt | 200g |
| Garlic Clove | 1 |
| Walnuts | 25g |
| Coriander | Handful |
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
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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
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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