Acar Timun

Name: Acar Timun
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 cucumber, halved lengthways and sliced; 2 carrots, cut in thin matchsticks; 3 shallots, thinly sliced; 2 red chillies, sliced; 150ml rice vinegar; 100ml water; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 1 tsp ground turmeric

A bright quick pickle of cucumber and carrot to cut through rich curries and satay.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.66 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 servings

Ingredients

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1cucumberhalved lengthways and sliced
2carrotscut in thin matchsticks
3shallotsthinly sliced
2red chilliessliced
150 mlrice vinegar
100 mlwater
2 tbspcaster sugar
1 tspground turmeric

Method

1
Warm the vinegar, water, sugar and turmeric in a small pan for 2 minutes until the sugar dissolves. Leave to cool.
2 min
2
Put the cucumber, carrot, shallots and chillies in a bowl.
3
Pour over the cooled pickling liquid and stir.
4
Leave for at least 30 minutes. It keeps for 3 days in the fridge.
30 min

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