🇮🇩 Indonesian Vegetarian

Eggplant Lawar

Name: Eggplant Lawar
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1/2, thinly sliced Garlic; handful, torn Fresh Cilantro; 3 tbsp Olive Oil; 150 g Green Beans; 1, juiced Lime; 2 large Eggplant; 1 tbsp Sambal Oelek; 150 g Grated Coconut

🇮🇩 Indonesian

A bright, herb-packed indonesian salad where eggplant meets a punchy dressing — fresh, loud and addictive. Ready in 15 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 0 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Garlic1/2, thinly sliced
Fresh Cilantrohandful, torn
Olive Oil3 tbsp
Green Beans150 g
Lime1, juiced
Eggplant2 large
Sambal Oelek1 tbsp
Grated Coconut150 g

Instructions

1
Whisk the lime juice with the olive oil, salt and pepper for a bright, simple dressing.
2
Prepare the eggplant — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.
3
Toss the eggplant with the garlic, fresh cilantro and the dressing just before serving.
4
Let it sit 5 minutes so the flavours marry, then taste and add another squeeze of lime if it needs lift.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the ground coriander in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Lawa Terung (Eggplant in Coconut Sauce) w/Chef Ismail [MOMC Ramadan Kitchen] · on YouTube