- 150g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 aubergines
- 1 lemon
- 1 red onion
- 2 tomatoes
- A handful of mint, leaves only
- A handful of dill
- A large handful of flat leaf parsley
- 1 chilli
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 400g tin green lentils
- 25g pine nuts
- Sea salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp warm water
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1.
Heat the oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6. Sift the flour into a bowl. Take out 1 tbsp and set aside. Add 1 tsp baking powder, a pinch of salt, 1 tbsp oil and 3 tbsp warm water. Mix to make a dough, adding more water if needed. Turn out and knead for 2-3 mins till smooth. Pop the dough in the bowl. Cover with a tea towel. Set aside to rest.
- 2.
Place the whole aubergines on a baking tray and roast for 30-40 mins till the skins are blackened and they look soft.
- 3.
While the aubergines roast, halve the chilli and flick out most of the seeds. Finely chop it. Peel and finely chop the onion. Pop the onion in a bowl. Cover with boiling water. Soak for a few mins, then drain. Chop the tomatoes into small chunks.
- 4.
Drain and rinse the lentils. Tip them into a bowl. Zest and juice the lemon. Add the lemon zest and half the juice to the lentils. Stir through the chopped chilli, onion and tomatoes.
- 5.
Finely chop the mint leaves, and the dill and parsley, leaves and stalks. Stir most of the chopped herbs into lentils, saving a handful for garnishing. Taste and season.
- 6.
Dust your work surface with the reserved flour. Divide the dough into 4 pieces. Roll out each piece into a small circle, around 10cm in size. Set aside.
- 7.
Warm a dry frying pan over a medium heat. Toast 2 tsp cumin seeds for 2-3 mins, then tip into a bowl. Toast the pine nuts for 3-4 mins till golden. Tip into the same bowl as the cumin.
- 8.
Add a flatbread to the pan. Fry for 1-2 mins on each side till golden. Slide out of the pan and cover with a tea towel to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining pieces of dough.
- 9.
Split the aubergines in half. Spoon the lentils onto 2 plates. Top each with 2 aubergine halves. Scatter over the toasted seeds and the remaining herbs. Serve with the flatbreads. Drizzle 1 tbsp oil and the remaining lemon to taste.