Mixed Vegetable Pickle (Acar Awak) Recipes

Ingredients :

2 kg

200 g

200 g

2

300 g

100 g

30

300 g

2

4 cm

4 cm

4 cm

6

3 tbsp

1/2 tbsp

2 tbsp

cucumbers

long beans

French beans

carrots

cabbage

peanuts, roasted and pounded finely

dried chilies

brinjals

stalks lemon grass

piece galangal

turmeric

piece shrimp paste, toasted

candlenuts

sugar

salt

vinegar

oil

1. Grind finely the onions, turmeric, shrimp paste, candlenuts, galangal, lemon grass and dried chilies.
2. Cut cucumber into 4 cm lengths.
3. Soak in salt water for 30 minutes and then squeeze out the water.
4. Cut the rest of the vegetables the same size.
5. Wash well and dry.
6. Heat 1 cup oil in a pan and fry the ground ingredients until fragrant, then add 3 tbsp sugar, salt, 1/2 tbsp salt and 2 tbsp vinegar.
7. Add in all the vegetables, mix well and mix in the groundnuts.
8. Let the vegetables cook for a few minutes then dish out.
9. Cool well before storing in air tight jars.

Serves 6 - 8

Besides being used in cooking, fresh turmeric is also used as a medicine. It is pounded, mixed with salt fish and fried. It is then served with rice to a women in confinement.

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