Name: Intensely Delicious Zaalouk Dip
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: Small handful of coriander, finely chopped; ¼ of a lemon, juiced; 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses; 120 ml vegetable stock; ½ tsp coarsely ground black pepper; ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp jaggery or brown sugar; ¼ tsp dried chilli flakes (optional); 1 tsp paprika; 2 tsp ground cumin; 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 5 very ripe tomatoes, finely chopped (300 g); 2 tbsp tomato purée; 2 bay leaves; 2 large aubergines; 4 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

The Garlic Story: Nourish your body, delight your palate

By Kumud Gandhi

Published 2023

About

I think aubergines are highly underrated and this is possibly a throw back to when vegetables were simply boiled to death if you didn’t know what to do with them. Thankfully, we’ve come a long way since then and when simple vegetables are paired with herbs and spices, they become delicious in every way, not to mention highly nutritious. I often use them as a spread on flatbreads, as with this recipe. I prefer my zaalouk served lukewarm on hot flatbread or toasted sourdough bread.