Aubergine curry with fresh tomato & coriander

Aubergine curry with fresh tomato & coriander

A fresh tasting, summery curry that vegetarians and meat-eaters will love

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 20 minutes

Method

  1. Fry the onion in a slug of oil until soft, then tip onto a plate. Add a little more oil to the pan and fry the aubergine slices in batches until they are browned on each side. Aubergine soaks up masses of oil so don't add too much - as it cooks it will release the oil again. Pile the aubergine slices onto a plate as you cook them.
  2. Add another slug of oil to the pan and fry the spices for 30 seconds, add back the aubergine and onion, plus the cherry tomatoes, and cook everything together until the cherry tomatoes have burst. Season with salt and scatter with coriander leaves. Serve with naan breads and plain yoghurt or as a side dish with an Indian meal.

Per serving

157 kcalories, protein 2.7g, carbohydrate 9.1g, fat 12.5 g, saturated fat 1.6g, fibre 4g, salt 0.04 g

Recipe from olive magazine, August 2008.

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  • 08 August 2008

    struth commented on this recipe

    Haven't tried this yet, but I never fry aubergines as they take up too much oil. Instead, I spray or brush with olive oil, sprinkle with a little salt and bake in the oven till starting to brown. Much nicer and much lighter! I do this with all my aubergine recipes.

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  • 08 August 2008

    kcikingkatie commented on this recipe

    ooo - i like the aubergine tip! Anything aubergine-related i cook always finishes off a bottle of olive oil :S

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  • 08 August 2008

    goodgrub commented on this recipe

    what are nigella seeds, and what could i use as an alternative?

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  • 08 August 2008

    Geri commented on this recipe

    They are described as 'black cumin' in Wikopedia and are said to taste a bit like oregano and have a bitterness about them. You could use a mix of cumin and mustard seed, I would imagine if you can't find them in your local Indian deli.

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  • 14 August 2008

    Claire Oliphant rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Great healthy meal but needed to up the quantities

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  • 16 August 2008

    Mazza commented on this recipe

    Going back to aubergines - I tend to brush mine with olive oil then grill for a few minutes on each side until browned

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  • 21 August 2008

    Bobby's Banquet rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Great dish, easy on the sauce so the yoghurt (or creme fraise) is needed for the naan. I had a bit of basmati rice with mine too. My one tip would be to get the tomatoes in with the aubergines whilst they are cooking as mine took a while to burst and by then the aubergine was pretty frazzled!

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  • Binder photo Rog

    04 September 2008

    Rog rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I thought this was a reasonable dish, but not an outstanding one. If I cook it again, I'll increase the amount of spices that I include. For the Nigella seeds, I used Kalonji Black Onion Seeds (Bart Spices - from any supermarket) which come from a plant called Nigella sativa.

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  • 23 September 2008

    Philippa rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I did the aubergines in the oven as suggested and it was good. I also agree about popping the tomatoes in a bit earlier so they have time to burst. To stop the aubergines burning I stuck in some veg stock in which made it a bit more moist (but maybe a bit more mushy?) I served this as one part of a big vegitarian meal (flat bread, dhal, salad, asian potatoes) which was lovely, I don't know how interesting it would have been on it's own. I'd think about putting a squeeze of lime over it next time but I do like sour food!

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  • 17 January 2009

    sue stabb rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Tried this it was really good, I added a liitle ginger to spice it up bit will certainly cook this again

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  • 13 May 2009

    Recipes rated this recipe

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    16 August 2009

    rb rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This was nice but I think there are some definite tweaks required to the method! If I made this again I would fry the onions first then remove. Then heat up oil so that it was smoking and fry the seeds and spices so they "popped", then add back the onions and grilled aubergine with a handful of cherry tomatoes and a carton of chopped tomatoes and garlic! Much better to enhance the flavour of the spices!

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  • 30 August 2009

    Netty commented on this recipe

    I changed the aubergine for courgette and added sweet potato. Great lunchtime meal

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  • 25 March 2010

    Vanessa NZ rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 01 October 2010

    Binki rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    The receipe is easy to prepare and make. However, I personally think it lacks a bit of taste as a main dish. May be good vegetable side dish.

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  • 02 October 2010

    Michele commented on this recipe

    I used my new actifry to cook this recipe. I put the onions and aubergine in at the beginning, popped the spices as someone else suggested and added the tomato after 10 mins and let it cook for another 20. The veg was really tasty, but it wasn't spicy enough. I will play around until I get it right.

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  • 24 August 2011

    elinb commented on this recipe

    I recently managed to convince the chef of a local Greek restaurant to give me the recipe for his aubergine Imam. Defo worth a try, I love it!: http://elin-journal.blogspot.com/2011/03/aubergine-imam.html

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  • 15 December 2011

    reenapegg rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I love this. Ive done it a few times and its always turned out well. I use cardamom seeds instead of nigella seeds. Delicious! Sadly not a hit with my family though as they dont like aubergines. I will definately try the oven roasted aubergine tip next time!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 onion , chopped
  • oil
  • 2 aubergines , sliced into discs
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp nigella seeds
  • 1 punnet cherry tomatoes
  • a handful coriander , leaves
  • naan bread and plain yogurt to serve
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Per serving

157 kcalories, protein 2.7g, carbohydrate 9.1g, fat 12.5 g, saturated fat 1.6g, fibre 4g, salt 0.04 g

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