This Month's Miracle Ingredient:Aubergines

Whether you think of them as aubergines, eggplants, brinjals or even the purplish globe that you don’t really know how to use, this vegetable is a winner in kitchens all over the world.

- Jamie Day

It was not always so. Because of their inherent bitterness, aubergines were thought, in some cultures, to cause insanity, leprosy and cancer. However we now know that there are multiple nutritional benefits associated with aubergines. They are a source of dietary fibre, manganese, vitamin B1 and copper. They also contain vitamin B6, niacin, potassium, folate and vitamin K. The distinctive benefits come from the phytochemical nasunin in the purple skin, and chlorogenic acid.