Aubergine & chickpea curry

Aubergine & chickpea curry

With golden aubergine, fresh tomatoes and a fragrant coconut sauce, this veggie curry's a surefire summertime winner

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Vegan

Method

  1. Halve the aubergines, then cut each half into wedges. Heat ½ tbsp oil in a large pan, preferably non-stick, and brown half the aubergines for 2-3 mins on each side until golden brown and crisp all over. Scoop onto a plate, repeat with more oil and the remaining aubergines, then set everything aside.
  2. Add the remaining oil to the pan with the mustard seeds and curry leaves and fry for 30 secs until fragrant. Stir in the onions and continue cooking until they are softened and beginning to brown. Add the dried chillies and spices with a spoonful of the thick coconut milk from the top of the can, then fry for 1 min more. Add the remaining coconut milk, tomatoes and half a can of water. Simmer for 25-30 mins until thick and saucy.
  3. Stir in the chickpeas and aubergines. Continue simmering for 5 mins or so, until everything is hot and the aubergines are tender. Serve with rice or warm naan bread, scattered with a few extra curry leaves sizzled in a splash of oil, if you like.

Per sreving

261 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 19g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 5g, sugar 9g, salt 0.44 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2010.

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  • 03 August 2010

    Pat Sanderson commented on this recipe

    A delicious creamy curry. I can see it becoming a favourite recipe. I didn't have curry leaves or garam masala so I used a mild curry powder.

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  • 05 August 2010

    yummie commented on this recipe

    oh yes, this curry looks delicious, will definatly be trying this one,mmmmm:))

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  • 05 August 2010

    Ronnie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    CERTAINLY A DISH TO SERVE EVEN IN OUR EXTREME HEAT IN ZIMBABWE. I DID NOIT HAVE ANY FRESH CURRY LEAVES SO TRIED FRESH CORIANDER AND THIS TOO WAS GOOD. USED THIS AS A STARTER TO OUR AUGUST SCHOOL HOLIDAY BRAAI AS WE DO SEEM TO DRAW OUT THE COOKING OF VARIOUS MEATS HERE - SO ANYONE WHO WAS STARVING OR A VEGETARIAN DID NOT GO HUNGRY. RONNIE

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  • 16 August 2010

    Glynis rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    One of the best curries I have ever made. I had no mustard seeds or garam masala so used curry paste but it was still delicious.

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  • 17 August 2010

    Adam rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very tasy and easy to make. Made a load of it and will use it for my work lunches!

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  • 05 September 2010

    shakipax rated this recipe

    3 stars

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  • 09 September 2010

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Followed the recipe exactly but it just didn't do it for me. Lacking in depth of flavour. There are other curry recipes on this website which give better results.

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  • 22 September 2010

    Arbicuswoo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I just made this and it's yummy. I didn't use the seeds and put in only a pinch of the chili pepper--I have two kids so they don't like things extra spicy. Still, it was quite spicy and delicious. I also threw in lots of cilantro which I had on hand. It was restaurant quality!

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  • 30 September 2010

    lucimakesfabcake rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Love this curry, very tasty. I just use whatever spices I have in, I normally use corriander or cumin seeds instead of mustard seeds... And its always delicious :)

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  • 06 February 2011

    kiisu rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Quite tasty. Added a bit of soy sauce to deepen the flavour.

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  • 26 March 2011

    SarahC commented on this recipe

    Easy to make and quite tasty although it needed some salt (and I am a person who doesn't usually add salt to recipes).

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  • 12 May 2011

    Chaconia rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Made this tonight -- had no curry leaves; used a mixture of mustard and nigella seeds. But the main thing to add to give it a bit of a kick and lift the flavour is either lemon/lime juice, or even better some tamarind paste. I used a bit of both and it made all the difference!

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  • 27 May 2011

    Steph commented on this recipe

    What can I say? Yuk, never again.

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  • 05 June 2011

    Annacb rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 02 October 2011

    Priyesh Tungare rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Looks nice. Will give it a try.

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  • 22 October 2011

    Heli commented on this recipe

    I felt this lacked something, I followed the recipe correctly but I feel it needed something else, it was more of a malaysian type dish...Dont think I will do this again..

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  • 28 January 2012

    Lindacooking rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I added my own curry base as well as other spices and this was fantastic - only gave it three stars because i had to add my own curry base and other spices as i felt something was missing from it.

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  • 19 February 2012

    GoldenCat1983 commented on this recipe

    Is this suitable for freezing?

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  • 12 March 2012

    danithedesigner commented on this recipe

    Horrible. Absolutely horrible. This is the first recipe that has gone bad from this site. Definitely won't make this again.

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  • 11 May 2012

    Girl, Independent rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I do this with sweet potatoes instead of chickpeas and it's lovely. I add the potatoes to the pan at the same time as the coconut milk and allow them to simmer for the duration � they go lovely and soft and sweet in the milk. Gorgeous. I also serve this with Yellow Rice recipe on this site. My favourite curry ever!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Vegan

Ingredients

  • 2 aubergines
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil , plus extra to serve, if you like
  • 1 tbsp brown or black mustard seeds
  • 10-12 curry leaves , plus extra to serve, if you like
  • 2 onions , finely chopped
  • 2 dried chillies , chopped
  • 4 tsp garam masala
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • 2 tsp turmeric
  • 400ml can coconut milk
  • 6 tomatoes , quartered
  • 400g can chickpeas , rinsed and drained
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Per sreving

261 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 19g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 5g, sugar 9g, salt 0.44 g

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