Indonesian Recipes (Bali, Java) - Aubergine Sauce (Sambal Terong)  Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 handful green chilies

• pinch of sugar

• pinch of salt

• rice vinegar

• 5-7 terong ijo (small greenish-white oriental aubergines)

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Crush the chilies, add sugar, salt and rice vinegar (to taste) and stir well.

2. Wash the aubergines (eggplants) and cut into very thin slices.

3. Add to the chili paste and stir.

Warning: Ordinary purple aubergines must not be used for this dish. They are poisonous in their raw state. Do not try to make this sambal if the small greenish­white oriental aubergines are not available. They are often found in oriental food shops and sometimes in well-stocked delicatessens.