Dinner

Aubergine and Chickpea Tagine with Couscous

Name: Aubergine and Chickpea Tagine with Couscous
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 400 g Aubergine; Two tins, drained (400 g) Chickpeas, tinned and drained; 150 g Onion; One tin (400 g) Chopped tomatoes, tinned; 5 apricots, about 40 g Dried apricots; 15 g Olive oil; 3 cloves, about 9 g Garlic; A thumb, grated Fresh ginger; 1 tsp Ground cumin; 1 tsp Ground coriander; Half a tsp Ground cinnamon; 250 g Cooked couscous

Aubergine and chickpeas stewed with tomato, cinnamon and dried apricots, over couscous with lemon and coriander. 24 g of protein for 598 kcal.

Calories: 598kcal
Protein: 24g
Fat: 15g
Carbs: 90g

Per serving, makes 2. 20 minutes of work, then 30 minutes simmering. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Gluten
Sulphites

Bright orange dried apricots are treated with sulphur dioxide. Unsulphured ones are brown and carry no flag.

Flags follow UK labelling rules and come from the ingredients as listed, not from any particular brand. Check the packet before cooking for somebody with an allergy.

Ingredients

Aubergine400 g
Chickpeas, tinned and drainedTwo tins, drained (400 g)
Drained weight. A 400 g tin drains to about 240 g.
Onion150 g
Chopped tomatoes, tinnedOne tin (400 g)
Dried apricots5 apricots, about 40 g
Chopped. They are the sweetness, so five is enough.
Olive oil15 g
Garlic3 cloves, about 9 g
Fresh gingerA thumb, grated
Ground cumin1 tsp
Ground coriander1 tsp
Ground cinnamonHalf a tsp
Cooked couscous250 g
Cooked weight.

Method

Brown the aubergine chunks in two thirds of the oil over a high heat until coloured on most sides, about eight minutes, and set aside.
Soften the chopped onion in the rest of the oil, add the garlic, ginger and spices for a minute, then the tomatoes, apricots, chickpeas, aubergine and 150 ml of water.
Simmer with the lid on for 30 minutes until the aubergine is meltingly soft and the sauce has thickened. Season.
Serve on the couscous with lemon and coriander if you have them.

Worth knowing

Browning the aubergine first takes eight minutes and is the difference between a stew and a good stew.
Couscous is 90 g of the carbohydrate a serving. Bulgur at the same weight saves about 35 kcal; quinoa at the same weight takes the gluten out.

Other dinner recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every dinner between 450 and 600 calories a serving.

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Macros are calculated from the weights listed above using standard food composition values, and will shift with your own brands and measuring. Weigh what you can. This is a recipe, not dietary advice. The full health disclaimer is below.