Red Red with Smoked Aubergine — rachel ama

Ingredients

• 2 aubergines
• 1 cup of black eyed peas, dried
• 1 tbsp sustainable red palm oil, or olive
• 1 red onion
• 2 large tomatoes
• 1 scotch bonnet pepper, seeds removed
• 4 cloves of garlic
• thumb of ginger
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 tsp thyme
• 1 tbsp grounded shiitake mushrooms or sub for 1 tsp brown miso paste
• 1 tsp curry powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander seeds, grounded
• 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds, grounded
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• Salt
• Black pepper
• Fresh coriander and garri to garnish and sweet roasted plantain