Preheat oven at 180°c, line a aluminum foil and keep aside, wash and pat dry aubergine, add in a bowl 🥣, on top add fresh lemon juice 🍋, ginger garlic paste 🫚🧄, finely chopped red chilli 🌶️,salt 🧂 and mix well.

Add plain yogurt if using, chickpeas flour, oil, Tikka masala powder/ garam masala powder,coriander cumin powder,finely chopped coriander leaves 🌿, green chillies paste, black pepper powder and kashmiri chilli powder 🌶️ and mix well, cover and rest for 30 mins.

Tread the marinate aubergine onto skewers, using 6-8 chunks per skewers,add remaining gravy on top of aubergine skewers and bake the kebab for 10 mins, then turn occasionally until lightly brown on outside and tender inside, remove the baked aubergine skewers and arrange them on serving dish, add remaining baked gravy on top, garnish with chopped coriander leaves 🌿 and salad, serve.