Ingredients

  • 2 sm Aubergines
  • 1 lrg Spanish onion
  • 4 x Cloves garlic
  • 1 Tbsp. Vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp Chilli pwdr
  • 1 slc Terasi
  • 1 tsp Brown sugar
  • 2 lrg Tomatoes

Method

  • This is a relish that can be used warm or possibly cool.
  • Slice the aubergine and sprinkle it with salt; leave to stand for half an hour, then rinse and dry.
  • Cut up the tomatoes and remove the seeds.
  • Crush the terasi and garlic together.
  • Slice the onion thinly, and fry till slightly brown.
  • Add in the garlic and terasi, the sugar and the chilli pwdr.
  • Put in the aubergine, and mix well.
  • Add in the tomatoes, cover the pan, and continue cooking gently for 5 min.
  • Taste, and add in salt if necessary.
  • Then put the mix into a pudding basin and steam it for 20 min.
  • If you want this relish to be really warm-spicy warm-then take 4 green chillis, seed them and chop finely, and put them into the frying-pan at the same time as the onions.
  • Alternatively, use dry red chillis: soak them for at least 15 min and put them into the mix, whole, when everything goes into the basin for steaming.