STUFFED AUBERGINE WITH COUSCOUS AND TOMATOES
Ingredients
- 1 aubergine
- 100g/3½oz couscous
- 1 cinnamon stick
- ¼ tbsp dried chilli
- 1 tbsp curry powder
- 1 tbsp garlic
- chopped
- 1 tsp ginger
- chopped
- 1 tomato
- seeded and diced
- 40ml/1½fl oz vegetable stock
- 2 tomatoes
- cut in half and sliced
- olive oil
- 1 tbsp pine nuts
- 1 tbsp poppy seeds
- yoghurt
- mint dressing
- mango chutney
Directions
- Preheat oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
- Roast the aubergine in a griddle pan on all sides until cooked through.
- Cut in half
- spoon out the flesh and reserve.
- Prepare the couscous by placing the cinnamon stick
- curry powder
- garlic
- ginger and diced tomato in an oven-proof dish with the couscous and vegetable stock. Cover and cook in the oven for 4 minutes.
- Spoon the aubergine flesh back into the shells and top with the couscous mixture. Place slices of tomato on top
- drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle on the pine nuts and poppy seeds.
- Finally place under the grill for 5 minutes and serve with a dollop of yoghurt
- mixed with mint dressing and smooth mango chutney.

