Baigan Choka (Roasted Eggplant Dip)

2 standard portions

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Ingredients

• 2 eggplant (aubergines)
• 1/4 a large onion (finely sliced)
• 2 garlic cloves (sliced lengthways in half)
• pink salt and black pepper (to taste)
• 1 scotch bonnet or chilli (optional)
• 2 tbsp of olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves (chopped)
• 1/4 a large onion (sliced)

Method

1. Preheat oven at 190C/374F or gas mark 5 and line a baking tray with parchment paper
2. Make some small vertical slits about 4cm long all over the entire eggplant./aubergine, be careful not to slice too deep.
3. Place 2 garlic slices in each eggplant
4. Rub the eggplants and scotch bonnet with 1tbsp of oil before placing on a lined baking tray and transfer to the oven.
5. Roast the scotch bonnet until darkened for the first 4-5 minutes then remove, continue to roast the eggplant until it looks limp and thin in size (should take 25 minutes).
6. In the mean time, prepare the onions and scotch bonnet in a bowl.
7. Once the eggplants have been removed from the oven, allow to cool before slicing length ways to scoop out the flesh into the bowl with the scotch bonnet and some of the onions, pink salt and black pepper.
8. Mash everything together until smooth.
9. Do the chunkay method by heating up the olive oil in a miniature sized pan with the garlic and onion until golden brown, proceed to pour the hot oil over the pureed mix