Recipe / turkish
Grilled aubergines with spicy chickpeas & walnut sauce
4servings
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons — Olive Oil
- 1 chopped — Onion
- 1 chopped — Red Chilli
- 1 2cm piece — Ginger
- 0.5 teaspoon — Ground Cumin
- 1 400g — Chickpeas
- 1 200g — Tomato
- 1 Juice of 1/2 — Lemon
- 2 pcs — Aubergine
- 1 200g — Greek Yogurt
- 1 pcs — Garlic Clove
- 1 25g — Walnuts
- 1 Handful — Coriander
Steps
- 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.