SPICY BABY AUBERGINE STEW WITH CORIANDER & MINT

Spicy baby aubergine stew with coriander & mint image

Superhealthy and high in fibre too, this miraculous Middle Eastern one-pot is under 150 calories per serve and counts as 5 of your 5-a-day

Provided by Good Food team

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
2 red onions , sliced
4 garlic cloves , smashed
2 red chillies , deseeded and sliced, or 2-3 dried red chillies left whole
2 tsp coriander seeds , toasted and crushed
2 tsp cumin seeds , toasted and crushed
16 baby aubergines , left whole with stalk intact
2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
2 tsp sugar
bunch mint leaves, roughly chopped
bunch coriander , roughly chopped
couscous and yogurt to serve

Steps:

Heat oil in a heavy-based saucepan, add the onions and garlic and cook until they begin to colour. Add the chillies, coriander and cumin seeds. When the seeds give off a nutty aroma, toss in the whole aubergines, coating them in the onion and spices.
Tip in tomatoes and sugar, cover and gently cook for 40 mins, until aubergines are tender.
Season sauce and toss in half the mint and coriander. Cover and simmer for 2 mins. Sprinkle over remaining herbs and serve with couscous and yogurt.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 148 calories, Fat 7 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 16 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 13 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, Sodium 0.31 milligram of sodium