Atjar (Sweet & Sour Cabbage Salad)

This is an Indonesian side dish that can be served with gado gado or fried rice. I found the recipe elsewhere on the Web, but in Dutch. I recently tried it and it tastes just the way I remember so I thought I'd share. You can add red peppers, onions or leeks if you like. Note that if you use less veggies, you want to keep the other ingredients the same, otherwise it is hard to keep everything submerged during cooking. You can store the atjar in jars and keep for a long time. This recipe works great in the microwave, too.