Sri Lanka Malay Pickle Dates & Shallots
fruits, indian, sauce
1 a taste of sri lanka
1 by indra jayasekera
----MALAY PICKLE----
150 gm shallots
1 chile, fresh
75 gm dates
1 pickled lime
3 slice ginger
2 garlic cloves
2 teaspoon mustard seeds
75 ml vinegar
1 teaspoon paprika
25 gm sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
===========================> Directions <========================
Clean the shallots, halve them, cut the chile lengthways and chop the dates and pickled lime. Grind the ginger, garlic, chile and mustard seeds together and add sufficient vinegar to make a thick paste. Add the paprika. Boil the remaining vinegar with the sugar and add the dates. Remove from the heat and add the shallots, ground mixture and salt and mix well.
ISBN #962 224 010 0
Yield: 1 servings