Vegetarian Turkish

Grilled aubergines with spicy chickpeas & walnut sauce

Name: Grilled aubergines with spicy chickpeas & walnut sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Turkish
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

Estimated 30-45 mins

13 Ingredients

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

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

Instructions

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.

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.

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.