OPEN for ingredients! This appetising, addictively rich, spicy, sour pickled vegetables is Acar Nonya (achar nyonya/acar nonya awak). This Peranakan/Malay dish is a musthave for special occasions just in time for Eid alAdha 2022!

Main veggie ingredient here is cucumber, which is why this is sometimes better known as Acar Timun, or Pickled Cucumbers.

More info here: http://nomadette.com/acartimunnonya/


Timestamps:

00:19 Prepping the vegetables
01:52 Salting the vegetables
02:20 Making the Rempah Spice Paste
03:16 Making the Acar sauce
04:42 Draining the Vegetables
05:11 Combining the sauce with the vegetables
05:42 How to store Acar


Ingredients:

Pickled Vegetables:
300g or 1 Cucumber
150g or 1 Carrot
300g or a small head of Cabbage
12 tbsps Salt, for pickling

Blended Rempah Spice Base:
10 Dried Chillies or 2 tbsps dried chilli paste
40g or 35 Shallots
20g 23 cloves of Garlic
20g or 1inch Ginger
2 Candlenuts
23 tbsps Water for easier blending

Everything Else:
1 tbsp Mustard Seeds (optional)
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 cup Vinegar
1 tbsp Sugar
1 tsp Salt, to taste
12 Red Chillies
1 tsp Sesame Seeds
1/2 cup oil



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