Stuffed brinjals and coconut sauce

Serves:6

Ingredients

  • 100 g Dates, chopped
  • 2 x 2 cm piece Ginger, peeled and finely chopped
  • 2 Tbsp Fresh coriander, chopped, plus extra leaves for garnishing
  • 100 g Roasted cashews
  • 1 red chilli, finely sliced
  • 6 tsp Moroccan rub
  • 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
  • 3 Brinjals
  • Pomegranate rubies, to serve
  • 4 1/2 limes, juiced and zested
  • 100 g cashews
  • 6 cups water
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tbsp turmeric
  • 30 g Butter
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
  • sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • 6 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 100 g chickpeas, cooked
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 4 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • olive oil

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Cooking Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 220 °C.
  2. Halve the brinjals lengthways, place them on a roasting tray, cut side up, and cover with foil.
  3. Roast the brinjals for about 30 minutes until they are soft and cooked through.
  4. Leave to cool, then scoop out the inner sections, leaving enough flesh on the skins to keep their shape. Coarsely chop the inner flesh and set aside.
  5. For the stuffing mix, fry the onion in the olive oil until translucent.
  6. Add the garlic and chilli and fry for a few minutes, then add the Moroccan rub and fry until fragrant. Add the orange juice and stir well.
  7. Mix the cashews with the cooked chickpeas and chopped dates.
  8. Combine the cashew mix, onion mix, chopped brinjal flesh, lemon and coriander in a bowl and season.
  9. Fill the brinjal halves with the stuffing mix and bake them for 15 minutes.
  10. For the cashew and coconut sauce, fry the garlic and ginger in butter.
  11. Add the turmeric, cayenne pepper, coconut milk and 1 – 2 cups of water. Simmer for 15 minutes, then add the cashews, lime zest and lime juice.
  12. Blend the sauce in a liquidiser and season to taste if needed.
  13. Garnish the stuffed brinjals with fresh coriander and pomegranate rubies and serve with the cashew and coconut sauce.