Indonesian Style Hot & Sour Soup (Sayur Asem)

You're not Indonesian if you never try this soup before - it's a trademark in Indonesia, just like tomyum soup in Thailand (they actually taste similar, with a strong hint of sour and spicy taste)

What you need:

Blend:

6 shallots

2 big red chillies, throw away the seeds

a little fried prawn paste (belachan)

6 candlenuts - chopped

1 tomatoes, cut into 8

a pot of water

tomato ketchup, palm sugar, sugar

tamarind -> mix with half bowl of water, strain

cut as desired: long beans, cabbage, chayote

sweet corns - cut into 4pcs

wing beans - cut and trim the leafy edges

Bring a pot of water to boil, add in the blended ingedients

Add in sweet corns, chayote, wing beans

Followed by long beans and cabbage, tomatoes

Add in tomato ketchup, palm sugar, sugar, salt

When the vegetables are half cooked, add in tamarind water

Stir well - adjust the taste

Bring the soup to boiling, when the vegetables is cooked, off heat