I found a wonderful and delicious nonya achar recipe here!!
The taste of this recipe is the closest to what I had in the past...
I used to buy the chicken rice near my parents' house all the time because the stall there serves a generous portion of nonya achar together with the rice. And their nonya achar is simply SEDAP! But sadly, the chicken rice stall has closed down a few years ago. And now that I have found this nonya achar recipe online which shares that familiar taste! Even my 10 years old nephew likes it!
*I have altered the ingredients and preparations of the original recipe a bit according to my personal preference.
Ingredients
2 cucumbers (with seeds removed and cut into thin strips, about 3" long)
2 carrots (cut into thin strips, about 3" long)
300g of chinese cabbage (shredded, about 2cm wide)
2 slices of pineapple (cut into small pieces)
3 tablespoons of fried sesame seeds OR 120g of fried and pounded peanuts
125g of sugar
A small bottle of vinegar
100g of small onions
100g of garlic
80g of dried chili
A small piece of ginger
A stalk of lemongrass
Preparation
Rub cucumbers, carrots and cabbage with ample salt.
Set aside for 2 hours.
Drain off excess water and pat dry the vegetables with paper towel.
Blend small onions, garlic, chili, ginger and lemongrass together to form a fine paste. (add oil instead of water to the mixture if a fine paste cannot be achieved)
Stir fry the paste over low heat till fragrant.
In another pot, bring the vinegar to a boil before adding in the sugar. (taste and make sure that its not too sour for your preference, you might want to add a little more sugar at this stage)
Add in the desired amount of the chili paste after sugar has dissolved. (the rest of the chili paste can be kept refrigerated for the next use)
Set aside to cool.
Mix in the vegetables and pineapples followed by the sesame seeds OR peanuts.
Keep achar refrigerated.
Best served chilled.
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