Brinjal dish to relish

Pachri is a vegetable dish that is usually prepared with certain fruits or vegetables, in this case, brinjals. — AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star

BRINJAL pachri belongs to a broad family of vegetable relishes that bear the culinary influence of the Indian subcontinent.

Known variously as pajeri, paceri, pachadi or pacchadi, this dish is deeply rooted in Indian and South-East Asian kitchens.