Mixed Pickled Fruit Chutney (Acar Buah) Recipe
Mixed Pickled Fruit Chutney (Acar Buah) Recipe
Ingredients :
- 250 g (11/4 cups) shaved palm sugar or dark brown sugar
- 3/4 cup (185 ml) water
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) white vinegar
- 15 shallots thinly sliced
- 10 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 5 pieces (2.5-cm/1-in) ginger, thinly sliced
- 2/3 cup (150 ml) oil, for frying
- 100 g (½ cup) chilli paste
- 2 tablespoons curry powder
- Salt and sugar, to taste
- 80 g (3/4 cup) sesame seeds, dry-roasted
- 1 tablespoon mustard seeds, dry-roasted
Fruit :
- 15 dried star fruit
- 6 pickled limes
- 10 Chinese dates or jujubes (unseeded)
- 5 pickled plums
- 5 unseeded preserved or dried prunes
- 1 tablespoon dried raisins
Method :
- Bring the palm sugar or dark brown sugar and water to a boil in a saucepan. Stir in the vinegar. Add the sliced shallots, garlic and ginger. Return to a boil, remove from the heat and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Fry the chilli paste and curry powder for 3 minutes or until fragrant. Add all the Fruit ingredients and stir.
- Pour in the palm sugar mixture, season to taste with salt and sugar. Cook for another 10 minutes. Add the sesame and mustard seeds.
- Remove from the heat and allow to cool thoroughly, then transfer to an airtight container and keep refrigerated.
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