Recipe - Sri Lanka Malay Pickle Dates And Shallots

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"A taste of Sri Lanka"
By Indra Jayasekera

MALAY PICKLE
150 g Shallots
1 Chile, fresh
75 g Dates
1 Pickled lime
3 sl Ginger
2 Garlic cloves
2 teaspoon Mustard seeds
75 ml Vinegar
1 teaspoon Paprika
25 g Sugar
One fourth 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.

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