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Nutrition: Per serving (6)

  • kcal266
    low
  • fat10g
    low
  • saturates1g
    low
  • carbs27g
  • sugars12g
  • fibre12g
    high
  • protein11g
  • salt0.1g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Drain the chickpeas and bring to the boil in a pan of salted water. Cook for 10 mins, then drain.

  • step 2

    Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onions for 10 mins, or until beginning to soften. Stir in the garlic, baharat and cinnamon and cook for 1 min. Tip the onion mixture into a slow cooker and add the chickpeas, parsley stalks, aubergines, tomatoes and a can of water. Season. Cover and cook on high for 2 hrs, then turn the heat to low and cook for 6-8 hrs more until the mixture has reduced slightly and the chickpeas and aubergines are really tender.

  • step 3

    Stir in the lemon juice, then scatter over the pine nuts and parsley leaves. Drizzle over some extra olive oil and serve with pitta breads or flatbreads, if you like.

RECIPE TIPS
COOKING SHORTCUT

Use 2 x 400g cans drained and rinsed chickpeas if you don't have dried. Simply skip step 1.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2019

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A star rating of 3.8 out of 5.51 ratings

LauraR41

Not great. I agree with other comments that say it's bland. I added a bunch of fresh thyme and a load of seasoning to try and add some taste. There is a ratatouille recipe on this site that also users aubergine and it is infinitely better than this.

gavinloughrey48464

Absolutely delicious.

Joannasmith65416463

Tasteless, slop - don’t waste the time cooking it. I even purchased the spices specially - what a waste. Very disappointing from good food.

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bethbiscuits

Superb. I cut down the ingredients dramatically as it was only little old me eating it. As others suggested i oven baked the Aubergine first with a little olive oil and seasoning. I didn’t have any baharat but I did have Ras-el-hanout which, according to google, is similar. I also added cumin and…

spooks34

I love chickpeas and i love eggplant but this was terrible. It was bland, aside from the lemon juice which was overpowering (i only used half the quantity recommended). Im not a fussy eater by any means but i made an account to leave a review because it was THAT bad. Choose a dfferent recipe.

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