Prakash K. Sivanathan, Niranjala M. Ellawala

Wambatu Moju

Name: Wambatu Moju
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Sri Lankan
Ingredients: 1 tbsp sugar (white or brown); 1 tbsp sugar (white or brown); ½ tsp cardamom pods, crushed; 2 tbsp ground mustard seeds; 2 tbsp chilli flakes; 1 tbsp ground turmeric; 100 ml (3½ fl oz/7 tbsp) red wine vinegar; 6 green chillies, slit lengthways and deseeded; 400 g (14 oz) small shallots; 500 ml (17 fl oz/generous 2 cups) oil, for frying aubergine, plus 1 tbsp for frying spices; 500 ml (17 fl oz/generous 2 cups) oil, for frying aubergine, plus 1 tbsp for frying spices; 400 g (14 oz) aubergine (eggplant) (about 1 large or 2 small); 400 g (14 oz) aubergine (eggplant) (about 1 large or 2 small); 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2.5 cm (1-inch) piece of ginger, peeled and finely chopped; 6 fresh curry leaves; 2.5 cm (1-inch) piece of rampe (pandan) leaf; 1 tbsp sugar (white or brown); ½ tsp salt

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sri Lanka

By Prakash K. Sivanathan and Niranjala M. Ellawala

Published 2017

About

Ingredients

400 g (14 oz) aubergine (eggplant) (about 1 large or 2 small)
500 ml (

Asia
Sri Lanka
Preserve
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Wash the aubergine (eggplant) and cut it into three equal chunks about 4 cm (1½ inches) long. Put the pieces of aubergine flat side down on a chopping board and cut into slices about