Chickpea and Aubergine Curry Recipe (Vegan & Keto)

You know, I nearly never made this aubergine and chickpea curry. What happened was, I found some unwanted eggplants (aubergine) in my local supermarket.

And whenever I acquire them, I love to make Slimming World aubergine parmigiana. But it can take quite a bit of time without a food processor to pan fry, layer, then bake in the oven.

For this eggplant and chickpea curry, it's much quicker. And I'm going to show you my time-saving hack with pan-fried diced aubergine. Then everything else is cooked in a particular order. Note, this is not roasted eggplant curry, but can be cooked that way if preferred.

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• Measuring spoons
• Cheese grater
• Chopping knife
• Chopping board
• garlic press
• Saucepan
• lemon juicer
• Salt and pepper grinder
• Spatula

Firstly, for a full list of ingredients for this eggplant chickpea curry, you can skip straight to the recipe by clicking the link below. But here are my easy steps on how I make it.

1. Pan fry the aubergine in coconut oil until softened, stirring occasionally
2. USE the above aubergine time to chop, grate and gather the rest of the ingredients
3. Add the onions, garlic and ginger and soften
4. Stir in the herbs and spices and cook for 1 minute
5. Add everything else except the lime and coconut milk and simmer for 5 minutes
6. Stir in the coconut milk, sliced jalapenos and lime juice then serve with fresh spinach or rice

• When cooking aubergine in curry, don't skip pan-frying the aubergine, otherwise, the skins will taste bitter
• To prepare aubergine, be quick and don't cut ahead as they will discolour
• If you prefer this as a Slimming World vegetable curry, use Fry Light instead of coconut oil and low calorie curry paste (or omit)
• You can easily bulk it with leafy greens to make eggplant, kale and chickpea curry or spinach
• If you don't have tikka paste for this simple curried aubergine dish, you can swap for ½ tsp or cumin, turmeric and ground coriander
• An alternative to aubergines in a curry is diced courgettes (zucchini), but will require 3-4 minutes frying time instead.

These aren't necessarily vegan aubergine recipes, but of course, can be adapted.

• Beef lasagne with courgette and aubergine sheets
• Ratatouille recipe with melted cheese
• Slow cooker Tuscan bean soup
• Thai aubergine and cauliflower curry (vegan)