Aubergines in Peanut Sauce Recipe By Chef Anjum Anand | Vegetable Recipes in English

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp coriander seeds
• 1½ tbsp sesame seeds
• 4 tbsp unsweetened desiccated coconut
• 7 tbsp lightly roasted or raw peanuts
• 5 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 largish onion, sliced
• 10g fresh root ginger, peeled weight, roughly chopped
• ¾ tsp mustard seeds
• ¾ tsp cumin seeds
• ½ tsp nigella seeds
• pinch of fenugreek seeds
• 450g Japanese aubergines (around 8), or small round aubergines, quartered but left attached at the stalk end
• salt, to taste
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1/3–2/3 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tbsp sugar or jaggery, or to taste
• 1¼–1¾ tsp tamarind paste
• a little chopped fresh coriander to serve