The Second Recipe For Christmas / Buah Buah Aachar

The Second Recipe For Christmas / Buah Buah Aachar

The Second Recipe For Christmas /Buah Buah Aachar

The Second Recipe For Christmas / Buah Buah Aachar celebrates my adopted country, Malaysia.  It is a traditional Malaysian recipe and a must for Christmas especially with all the rich food around. It is a kind of Mixed Fruit relish made with a combination of crunchy,  salty, sweet  preserved fruits available in abundance everywhere. It goes well with any kind of cuisine,  and tastes good by itself too. We found it served at practically all the celebrations we have been invited to and is irresistible.

I found out that it was a knock out with any kind of rice and can be made in many different ways. Try out my version  of The Second Recipe For Christmas / Buah Buah Aachar and get addicted to it, like me.

I first tasted this at a friend’s house during Deepavali. She passed away a couple of years ago. In fact when I asked her where to buy a good combination of fruits, she turned up with a bag of these for me to turn into pickle along with her recipe. Whenever I see these fruits in the Night Market and malls I think of her and how she introduced me to a truly Malaysian dish which I absolutely love. 

It is now an annual treat at my house.

Pictorial Of The Second Recipe For Christmas/Buah Buah Aachar

The Ingredients

Choose Your Fruits

The Ingredients

Soak Dried Chillies In Water

Cut fruits to smaller pieces.

Grind The Spices

Heat oil to smoking point. Add ground masala.

Cook till thick.

Add salt, sugar and mix.

Add the cut fruits.

Mix well.

Add vinegar.

Add water.

Bring to the boil.

Lower flame and simmer till thick.

Switch off the heat. Cool.

Take photos.

It’s ready to be eaten.

Absolutely irresistible.

Looks so attractive.

Bottle when cool and store in fridge.

Recipe No 2:  Buah Buah Aachar

Ingredients:

½ kg mixed fruits (I used pineapple, prunes, cranberries, mango, papaya, cranberries and strips of candied ginger); 4 dried red chillies soaked in 1/8 cup water; 1 tsp chilli powder; ½ cup white vinegar; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 large piece ginger, chopped; 12 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped; 1 star anise; 1 inch piece cinnamon; 4 cloves; salt & sugar to taste; ¼ cup olive oil for frying; 2 cups water.

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