Sauces & basics
Ai-manas (tomato chilli relish)
A very spicy sauce-condiment made from red chillies, tomatoes and lime, served at the table with almost every Timorese dish. It is prepared fresh, either pounded or finely chopped, and goes with rice, corn and fish.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Nutrition facts
44 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 1.6 g
- Carbohydrates
- 5.7 g
- of which sugars
- 4.8 g
- Fat
- 0.8 g
- Fiber
- 2.8 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Deseed the chillies if you want a less fiery sauce, then finely chop them with a knife or pound them in a mortar.
- Cut the tomatoes into small cubes, removing the seeds, then peel and finely slice the red onion.
- Mix the chillies, tomatoes and onion in a bowl, add the salt and the juice of the two limes.
- Let it rest for 10 minutes so the flavours blend, then taste and adjust the acidity or salt before serving.
Variations and tips
Milder version. Replace half the chillies with red peppers to keep the flavour without the heat.
Using what's available here. If bird's eye chillies are hard to find, use cayenne chillies or a moderate amount of ground Espelette pepper.
More ideas
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Original Ecomely recipe.