Sunday, April 01, 2007

#145:Nyonya Acar: recipe #103



Nowadays it seems that my dishes are "express" type * sigh*. This is another quick recipe that I obtained from one of the old cook books. This is nice but not as nice as my lengthy Acar Tumis that I make once/twice a year .. :) . Yummy if eaten with local "kerupok"

Ingredients:
1 cucumber- seeded and cut into strips, mix with salt-keep aside
1 carrot- cut into strips, mix with salt -keep aside
4 fresh red chillies-seeded and julienned
vinegar
sugar
salt
roasted sesame seed

blended:
dried prawns
a little shrimp paste powder
Dried chillies paste
4 inch ginger
2 cloves garlic
10 shallots

steps:
1. Drain cucumber and carrot
2. Heat oil in wok, add in the blended ingredients, stir to mix and fry till fragrant.
3. Add in the vinegar, sugar and salt, stir till gravy thickens.
4. Add in the Cucumber, chillies and carrots. mix well, adjust seasoning.
5. Sprinkle with roasted sesame seeds, dish up.

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