Aubergine/Eggplant Relish in Coconut Milk

Like pecri nenas, this is from Pontianak in West Kalimantan. It is usually cooked as part of a main course, to be served with meat dishes. But here, since this is to come to table together with pecri nenas – or instead of it, if you are worried that your wine may be ruined by the small amount of pineapple the latter contains – I suggest that this should be treated as a hot and spicy relish. If what you need is an aubergine/eg