Mandurese Vegetable Pickles

• 2 pc carrots, peeled, cut in julienstrips
• 2 pc middle size cucumbers, discard the seeds, cut in julienstrips
• 50 gr french beans, thinly sliced
• 5 pc cabbage leaves, thinly sliced
• 100 gr beansprouts
• 10-15 pc green bird chillis (add if you like it more spicy)
• 10 pc asian shallots (replace with french shallot if not available, but cut in small pieces)
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• vegetable oil

Spices for the paste

• 2 pc large red chillies, de-seeded, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 pc candlenuts, roughly chopped or crashed
• 2 cm fresh turmeric or 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 cm fresh ginger
• 1 cm galangale
• 1/2 tsp roasted dried shrimp paste / terasi (optional)
• 1/2 tsp pepper or 1/4 tsp ground pepper
• 1 tsp salt or to taste