Lemon sauce
Mango relish
- 2 LEMONS, juice and rind
- 1/2 CUP OLIVE OIL
- 4 EGGS, boiled 10 minutes
- 2 GREEN MANGOES, peeled and cut
- 75 GRAM SUGAR
- 1/2 CUP VINEGAR
- 2 CHILLIES, chopped
- PIECE OF GINGERROOT, sliced thinly
Take the yolks out of the eggs and puree them through a sieve. Stir in the lemon juice and rind and fresh milled pepper and salt to taste. Beat the olive oil in slowly. Chop the egg whites very fine and stir them in. Tastes good with cold chicken or as a dressing.
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Put all ingredients together in a pan and bring to the boil. Simmer for 10 minutes, add some water if the mixture gets too dry. Allow the relish to cool down completely. Serve with white rice.
Relish is more or less the same as chutney; the cooking time may be a bit shorter though. Therefore, chutney is normally softer and the sugar may be caramelized.
Chutney comes from the Indian "chatni", which means "strongly spiced". Normally, it is made out of fruit pieces, vinegar, sugar, peppers and/or other spices.
Chutney is nice with Indian food but also as a replacement of mustard with cheese.Salsa has most probably an Aztec Indian background and is made of tomatoes and chillies as main ingredients. Salsa means "sauce". Salsa is cooked shortly and is not sweet or caramelized.