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Servings:

4

Achar, as some of us locals may know, is derived from the Nyonya method of preserving food for longevity and to eat as sides together with main dishes. But as the saying “so good you can eat it on its own” goes, we think this sweet, sour, and spicy recipe works out very well for us!

The mandatory ingredients are the vegetables, but most of the work comes from the preparatory cutting, mixing, and blanching. Once you’ve got all of this worked out, getting a really tasty achar treat becomes relatively easy!

Last but not least, you’ll need to be leaving the completed dish overnight for the taste to seep into the vegetables, so if you’re planning to eat this, make it the day before and you won’t regret it!

Ingredients

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Achar

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Cucumbers
0.00
Cucumbers
0.00
Carrots
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Carrots
0.00
Cauliflower
0.00
Cauliflower
0.00
Chinese cabbage
0.00
Chinese cabbage
0.00
Long beans
0.00
Long beans
0.00
Chillies
0.00
Chillies
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Salt
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Salt

Blanch

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litre
litre
Water
0.00
litre
litre
Water
0.00
ml
ml
White vinegar
0.00
ml
ml
White vinegar
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Sugar
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Sugar
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Salt
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Salt

Chilli paste

0.00
g
g
Shallots
0.00
g
g
Shallots
0.00
cloves
cloves
Garlic
0.00
cloves
cloves
Garlic
0.00
g
g
Tumeric
0.00
g
g
Tumeric
0.00
Candlenuts
0.00
Candlenuts
0.00
stalk
stalk
Lemongrass
0.00
stalk
stalk
Lemongrass
0.00
g
g
Fresh chillies
0.00
g
g
Fresh chillies
0.00
g
g
Dried chillies
0.00
g
g
Dried chillies
0.00
g
g
Belacan
0.00
g
g
Belacan
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Oil
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Oil

Vinegar mix

0.00
ml
ml
White vinegar
0.00
ml
ml
White vinegar
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Sugar
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Sugar
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Salt
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Salt

Side

0.00
g
g
Fried shallots
0.00
g
g
Fried shallots
0.00
g
g
Ground peanuts
0.00
g
g
Ground peanuts
0.00
g
g
Toasted white sesame seed
0.00
g
g
Toasted white sesame seed

Steps

1

Cut cucumbers and carrots into 5cm strips.
Cut cucumbers and carrots into 5cm strips.
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2

Add salt, toss and leave it for an hour.
Add salt, toss and leave it for an hour.
Mark as completed

3

Cut chinese cabbage into 2 inch squares.
Cut chinese cabbage into 2 inch squares.
Mark as completed

4

Cut cauliflower into small chunks.
Cut cauliflower into small chunks.
Mark as completed

5

Deseed and slice chillies.
Deseed and slice chillies.
Mark as completed

6

Add a litre of water, white vinegar, sugar and salt to pot.
Add a litre of water, white vinegar, sugar and salt to pot.
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7

Strain carrots and cucumber with a cloth.
Strain carrots and cucumber with a cloth.
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8

Blanch cauliflower, chinese cabbage and long beans for 30 secs each.
Blanch cauliflower, chinese cabbage and long beans for 30 secs each.
Mark as completed

9

Pat dry vegetables.
Pat dry vegetables.
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10

Add shallots, garlic, tumeric and candlenuts to food processor.
Add shallots, garlic, tumeric and candlenuts to food processor.
Mark as completed

11

Slice and add lemongrass, fresh chillies, soaked dried chillies, belacan and blend into a fine paste.
Slice and add lemongrass, fresh chillies, soaked dried chillies, belacan and blend into a fine paste.
Mark as completed

12

Mix white vinegar with salt and sugar.
Mix white vinegar with salt and sugar.
Mark as completed

13

Add oil to pan and stir fry chili paste until fragrant, then add vinegar mixture.
Add oil to pan and stir fry chili paste until fragrant, then add vinegar mixture.
Mark as completed

14

Put all vegetables in a large bowl, then add the chili mixture, ground peaunts , fried shallots and toasted white sesame seeds.
Put all vegetables in a large bowl, then add the chili mixture, ground peaunts , fried shallots and toasted white sesame seeds.
Mark as completed

15

Transfer to container and refrigerate overnight.
Transfer to container and refrigerate overnight.
Mark as completed

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