SPICY BABY AUBERGINE STEW WITH CORIANDER & MINT

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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

Categories     Main course

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 12

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

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