Comments on: Acar Recipe (Acar Awak)

By: The end and the beginning | jothetartqueen

The end and the beginning | jothetartqueen — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:56:47 +0000

[...] not tried making any form of pickles prior to this but I have great fondness for my aunt’s achar (nonya-styled pickles) and Japanese pickles. After reading the section on pickling on David [...]

By: >A Whole Lotta Goodness (Me) « d'liteful cravings

>A Whole Lotta Goodness (Me) « d'liteful cravings — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:05:50 +0000

[...] add in almond meal for the nutty flavour and as a substitute for candlenut. The recipe can be found HERE. For the vegetables, it’s beans, carrots, cucumber and cabbage all chopped into julienne [...]

By: Teh Kah Kin

Teh Kah Kin — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:04:09 +0000

i noticed some cook added prawn paste. Fried the prawn paste till dry then set it aside. Fry the spice paste then add on the dried prawn paste plus the tamarind juice. Personally – I prefer acar acar with prawn paste – it smells more aromatic and taste better

By: Shu Han

Shu Han — Tue, 17 May 2011 13:06:07 +0000

Thanks for the recipe! it really helped me a lot in making my own achar, althogh i had to substitute alot of ingredients that are hard to find here in london. great tips, thanks!

http://mummyicancook.blogspot.com/2011/05/simplified-nonya-achar-peranakan-spicy.html

By: Pam

Pam — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:16:43 +0000

I noticed your recipe didn’t have belachan….are you supposed to put some belachan in there?

By: Nyonya Food

Nyonya Food — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:04:20 +0000

I am not sure I don’t use tamarind powder. You can taste it and see how it suits your taste.

By: Yien Ting

Yien Ting — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:38:04 +0000

Hello =) thanks for sharing the recipe! I would need to substitute the tamarind pulp with tamarind powder, how much would you reckon to put into it? Do i need to put in vinegar? thanks for your time.

By: Nyonya Food

Nyonya Food — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:46:05 +0000

Angeo – you are funny. Scottish and making acar, you are a super star! :)

By: Angeo

Angeo — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:48:32 +0000

Wow I can’t believe how easy your recipe is and the picture looks delicious! My vegetables are outside drying in the sun as I write. I got the recipe from the mum of an ex boyfriend from S’pore. She was a Japanese woman who had to prove herself a worthy wife before my boyfriend’s great-aunt gave her all the family recipes. And in turn I had to really beg and show I was a good prospective daughter-in-law and wheedle and flatter my way into her good books before she would divulge to me! As soon as I had the pickle recipe I dumped him. I’m unscrupulous when it comes to the acquisition of secret family recipes. Nyahahaha. My family are Scottish and they beg me to make the pickles every Christmas/New Year time. The spiciness adds zing to otherwise boring Christmas meats such as baked ham and turkey. Thankyou to all Asian families who share favourite recipes!!! Keep them coming!

By: Nyonya Food

Nyonya Food — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:18:22 +0000

Thanks for being a fan. Yes, you can find candle nuts at Asian grocery stores, just have to look closely for them. If you can’t find them, substitute with macadamia nuts.