Pickled Vegetables (Acar)

Ingredient Quantity Notes
Fresh turmeric 10 g
Shrimp paste/ belacan
Oil 50 g
Rock sugar 60 g
White vinegar 60 g 
Unsalted roasted peanuts 100 g Coarsely ground
Toasted sesame seeds 2 tbsp
Mixed vegetables of choice 800 g Eg. cabbage, carrots, long beans, cucumber, turnips, cut in strips
Pineapple chunks 200 g
Red chilies 40 g Deseeded and thinly sliced
Green chilies 40 g Deseeded and thinly sliced
Salt To taste
Dried chilies 6 pcs Deseeded and soaked in hot water
Lemongrass 2 stalks White part only
Candlenuts 4 pcs
Garlic 2 cloves
Shallots 60 g

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