Acar(Indonesian Pickled Fruits and vegetables)

I am a food lover,so i always talk about foods and publish photos of foods that i cooked and also foods that i tried at some new places at my facebook page.then friends will start to give comments and request for recipe or information.

So,a friend of mine asked for acar recipe and i decided to share it here so that anyone who is interested in this can directly get it from my blog.

this recipe is actually from an my friend's auntie. I tried her acar during Chinese New Year open house and it was really mouthwatering!I always fancy sweet and sour taste foods. According to my friend's auntie this recipe was actually from her ancestor. i better treasure it as it is a proven good recipe.

Here come the recipe:

Ingredients:
1. cucumbers 5
2. carrots 5
3. pineapples 4 pieces(about half pineapple)
4.long beans 13
5. cabbage 1 medium size
6. Chilli 5

Ingredients 1 to 4 are cut in to long strips.
Ingredients 5 and 6 would be depends to individual
Ingredients 4 and 5 need to be scald in boiling water for 1 minute and drain.

Ingredients B:Spices Paste

1. 38shallots
2. 8 garlics
3. chilli padi(small chillies) 6stalks
4. chillies 12 stalks
5.dry chillies 5 stalks
6. lemongrass 1 stalk
7. laksa flower 1/4 stalk
8. belacan 1 small piece(need to be toasted on a wok till dry)
9. tumeric powder 2 tbsps
10. assam paste 1 packet(2 bowls of water)
11. rice vinegar(1 bowl)
12. sugar(2 bowls)
13. salt 2tbsps

Ingredients 1-7 blend in a blender into paste form.Then mix in the toasted belacan and fried till fragrant with some oil.Then add in the remaining ingredients to cook to boiling point.Then add in 4tbsps of corn flour which mix with some water.Then set aside the paste and let it cool.

Ingredients c: Peanuts 1.2kgs

Fried and blend.

After an hour of cooling for the paste,now add in all the vegetables and fruits and mix well with the spices.Then add in 1/4 of the fried peanuts.The remaining will be added during servings.

Happy trying!!!