Aubergine Curry

Ingredients

• 1 large aubergine
• 2 white onions
• A lot of oil
• 1 can of chopped tomatoes
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tsp chilli
• 3/4 tsp tumeric
• 2 tsp dry coriander
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1 can drained chickpeas
• 1 tsp tamarind sauce
• Bunch of chopped mint
• 1 chopped green chilli
• 2 tsp garam masala

Instructions

• Wash aubergine
• Cover aubergine with plate
• Microwave for 5 minutes
• Turn aubergine and microwave for another 5 minutes
• Allow aubergine to cool down
• Slice aubergine and put in a food processor for a short time
• This is just to chop it up, don’t allow it to become creamy
• Heat a pan on high heat
• Dice the onions and fry in a lot of oil
• Once fried add the tomatoe
• Add the salt, chili, tumeric, coriander and cumin
• Stir until everything is smooth
• Keep mixing on high heat
• Add the aubergine and keep stirring until everything is mixed
• Add the chickpeas
• Keep cooking on high heat
• Add the tamarind sauce, mint, green chlli and garam masala
• Keep on a very low heat
• Remove excess oil at the end