Baghare baingan – aubergines with peanut masala | Borough Market

Ingredients

• 1 onion, thickly sliced
• 75g unsalted peanuts, skinned
• 2 tbsp desiccated coconut
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• 2 tsp sesame seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp white poppy seeds
• 200g wet, seedless tamarind block
• ½ tsp ground turmeric
• ¾ tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
• 1 rounded tsp jaggery or light brown soft sugar
• 8 small, round or oval aubergines (about 600g)
• 4 tbsp sunflower oil
• About 15 fresh curry leaves