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Grilled aubergines with spicy chickpeas & walnut sauce

Name: Grilled aubergines with spicy chickpeas & walnut sauce
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

Vegetarian

Grilled aubergines with spicy chickpeas & walnut sauce is a Vegetarian recipe from the Turkish tradition, as recorded in TheMealDB. The ingredients and the method below are the recorded ones. This site does not state preparation time, servings, difficulty or equipment, because the source does not record them.

Method

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.

Original recipe inspiration: source.