Vambotu Pahi, Pickled Melanzane – Sri Lanka

Cut the melanzane into 5 mm slices. Sprinkle with salt and turmeric, pull one hour in a sieve, then dry.

Heat oil in a frying pan until hot (about 2 1/2 fingers thick), fry the melanzane slices in it over medium heat on both sides.

Drain on paper, reserving oil.

Grind mustard seeds and vinegar in hand mixer, add onion, garlic and ginger, grind to a smooth paste.

Dry roast coriander, cumin and fennel seeds in a frying pan.

Heat the given mass of the oil set aside, saute the mustard seeds ~ vinegar – onion – ginger – garlic – paste in it for about five minutes until soft (be careful…). Add roasted spices, finely chopped peppers and tamarind juice, mix well.

Carefully add melanzan slices, stir gently and steam for about 15 min with lid closed. Add sugar, season with salt to taste.

Cool, put in clean, dry jars and keep refrigerated (can keep for a couple of weeks).

Tip: Stock up on a variety of high-quality spices – it pays off!

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