Ingredients

• 3 - cucumber (de-seeded and cut into 1.5 cm pieces)
• 2 carrots (cut into 1.5 cm pieces)
• 2 red chillies, slit
• 2 green chillies, slit
• 10 - shallots, chopped
• 10 cloves - garlic, halved
• 1 tbsp - tomato sauce
• To grind to a paste:
• 5 - dried chillies
• 2 cloves - garlic
• 1 cm piece - ginger
• 4 - shallots
• To saute :
• 1 inch piece - cinnamon
• 3 cloves - garlic, sliced
• 3 - cardamoms
• 3 - shallots, sliced
• 3 - cloves
• To season:
• 1 tsp - sesame seeds
• 300 ml - vinegar
• Sugar and salt - to taste
• A little oil

How to Make Malaysian Curry

• Heat some oil in a wok, add the sesame seeds.
• Stir for 2 mins and then add the ingredients to saute - cinnamon, garlic, cardamoms, shallots and cloves.
• Once they turn fragrant, add the ground chilli-ginger paste. Saute for a few mins.
• Then add all the vegetables along with the chillies, shallots, garlic and tomato sauce.
• Stir for a minute and add the vinegar, sugar and salt - to taste.
• Cook on low heat till the gravy becomes thick.