Mixed Vegetable Pickle (Acar)

Name: Mixed Vegetable Pickle (Acar)
Ingredients: 1kg carrot (cut to matchsticks of 3cm length); 1kg cauliflower (cut to 3cm length); 1kg french bean (cut to 3cm length); 1kg long bean (cut to 3cm length); 300g red chillies (deseeded and sliced diagonal); 3kg cucumber (deseed and cut to 3cm length); 500g sugar; 100g salt (or to taste); 1 bottle rice vinegar (to boil the vegetables, use 1 part vinegar to 2 parts water or according to taste); 300g tamarind (soaked until soft); 1kg peanuts (roasted and ground coarsely); 200g sesame seeds (toasted); 2/3 cups oil; 500g shallots; 300g garlic; 200g kunyit (turmeric); 200g lengkuas (galangal); 8 stalks serai (lemongrass); 300g belachan (shrimp paste) (toasted); 300g dried chilli (soak in warm water for 10 minutes)

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Acar is a Peranakan Nyonya dish, and yet another authentic Malaysian dish. It is a beautiful crunchy pickled vegetable dish that is famous for its appetising…

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Ingredients

1kg carrot (cut to matchsticks of 3cm length)
1kg cauliflower (cut to 3cm length)
1kg french bean (cut to 3cm length)
1kg long bean (cut to 3cm length)
300g red chillies (deseeded and sliced diagonal)
3kg cucumber (deseed and cut to 3cm length)
500g sugar
100g salt (or to taste)
1 bottle rice vinegar (to boil the vegetables, use 1 part vinegar to 2 parts water or according to taste)
300g tamarind (soaked until soft)
1kg peanuts (roasted and ground coarsely)
200g sesame seeds (toasted)
2/3 cups oil
500g shallots
300g garlic
200g kunyit (turmeric)
200g lengkuas (galangal)
8 stalks serai (lemongrass)
300g belachan (shrimp paste) (toasted)
300g dried chilli (soak in warm water for 10 minutes)