Aubergine / Eggplant Ajapsandali

This colourful vegetable stew resembles ratatouille but combines root and summer vegetables (and has no courgettes / zucchini). The vegetables cook together: cut them into good-size chunks so they retain their flavours and bite. What makes it so Georgian is the quantity of fresh herbs that bring it to life. The original recipe calls for a whole head of garlic, but I find that’s too much unless you have fragrant fresh garlic, so just use as much as you like. Ajapsandali is as good col