Spicy Peanut Aubergine Curry

Ingredients

• 2 red peppers (from a jar)
• 5 garlic cloves
• Thumb of ginger
• 2 lemon grass (bottom chopped and tough outer layer removed)
• 3 shallots
• 4 lime leaves
• Medium bunch of coriander stalks
• 5 red chillies, deseeded
• 2 tsp of smoked paprika
• 1 tsp of ground cumin
• 2 tsp of ground coriander
• 1 x 400ml tin of coconut milk
• 250ml of stock
• 1 tbsp of tamarind
• 2 big aubergines, cut into large 2in chunks
• 2 tsp of cumin seeds
• 1 tbsp of crunchy peanut butter
• Squeeze of maple syrup
• Juice of 1 lime