Tamarind Chicken with Grilled Eggplant

I love the combination of coconut and tamarind. The flavours offer such contrast and this chicken dish is an old stalwart from our early restaurant days in Sydney. The long green eggplants are far superior in flavour but if you can’t find them, use the long Japanese purple eggplant – just be aware that its flesh won’t be as creamy. Cooking them whole over hot coals gives a delicious smoky flavour that is hard to emulate with electricity. I always fire up the barbeque when I cook eggplant li