Name: Spicy baby aubergine stew with coriander & mint
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 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 -

Ingredients for - Spicy baby aubergine stew with coriander & mint

1. 2 tbsp olive oil

2. 2 red onions , sliced

3. 4 garlic cloves , smashed

4. 2 red chillies , deseeded and sliced, or 2-3 dried red chillies left whole

5. 2 tsp coriander seeds , toasted and crushed

6. 2 tsp cumin seeds , toasted and crushed

7. 16 baby aubergines , left whole with stalk intact

8. 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes

9. 2 tsp sugar

10. bunch mint leaves, roughly chopped

11. bunch coriander , roughly chopped

12. couscous and yogurt to serve

How to cook deliciously - Spicy baby aubergine stew with coriander & mint

1 . Stage

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.

2 . Stage

Tip in tomatoes and sugar, cover and gently cook for 40 mins, until aubergines are tender.

3 . Stage

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.