Sri Lanka

Wambatu Moju

Name: Wambatu Moju
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Sri Lanka
Ingredients: 500 g Eggplants; 4 tbsp Vinegar; 2 tbsp Sugar; some of each Mustard seeds & chili powder; some of each Red onion & garlic; some of each Turmeric & salt

Sri Lankan sweet-sour eggplant pickle

Wambatu moju is a Sri Lankan eggplant pickle that unites sweet, sour and spicy notes in one dish.

Fried eggplant strips are pickled with vinegar, sugar, mustard and spices and served as a side to rice and curry.

Servings4

Time40 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Eggplants500 g
Vinegar4 tbsp
Sugar2 tbsp
Mustard seeds & chili powdersome of each
Red onion & garlicsome of each
Turmeric & saltsome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cut the eggplants into strips and fry with turmeric.
Briefly fry onion, garlic and mustard.
Mix vinegar, sugar and chili powder into a sauce.
Toss the eggplant in the sauce.
Let it steep briefly and serve cooled as a side.

Make it original

Mustard seeds and chili powder for wambatu moju are in the Asia Boutique.

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