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Grilled aubergines with spicy chickpeas & walnut sauce
Grilled aubergines with spicy chickpeas & walnut sauce
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
Instructions
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.
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.
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.