Rick Stein's lamb-stuffed aubergines with Manchego cheese recipe

Ingredients

• 4 Aubergines, each weighing about 275g
• 6 tbsp Olive oil
• 1 Medium onion finely chopped
• 4 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 Large red pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 1/2 tsp Freshly ground cumin seeds
• 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp Freshly ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp Pimentón dulce (smoked sweet Spanish paprika)
• 1 Large pinch of crushed dried chillies
• 500 g Minced lamb
• 6 tbsp Tomato sauce (ideally freshly made)
• 100 g Manchego cheese, coarsely grated
• 1 Good pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper