EGGPLANTS WITH GARLIC AND SESAME OIL

Ingredients......2 average sized eggplants, 250gm of Tomberry tomatoes, 3 tbs of minced garlic, 2 tbs mix of ground spice ( cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice), castor sugar and chopped fresh basil or mint and 8 tbs of sesame oil . Preheat your oven to 160 deg C. Slice the unpeeled eggplants in half lengthwise. Slice the eggplant flesh in a crisscross fashion without slicing through the skin. In a medium bowl place the Tomberry tomatoes, mixed spices and minced garlic. Mix well to combine. Place the prepared auberine halves in an oiled ovenproof dish and place the spiced tomatoes over the top of each eggplant half. Pour over the sesame oil. Cook in the preheated oven for 1 hour and the eggplants and tomatoes are tender. Taste the dish for seasoning, it is at this point I sprinkle ove over chilli flakes....but again this is your dish . Serve with fresh basil or mint sprinkled over. This dish can be served as a main meal or cold as a first course. Mmmm this is delicious.