Chutney
 

As some of you know, my dad has a mango farm, so we're always thinking of ways to make use of the fruit that's not suitable for sale. Dad makes an excellent mango wine with much of it, and I've definitely enjoyed that, but this year I decided to give mango chutney a go. I've never made any jams or preserves of any kind before, so I was a bit nervous about getting it right and not having a large quantity of runny lumpy goo instead of nice thick chutney.

So I looked at a number of recipies and tried to pick out the best bits of them all and this is what I came up with:

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The recipe is as follows:

4 large firm (fairly green) chopped mangoes.
1litre apple cider vinegar
1kg jam sugar (with pectin additive)
2 cups chopped preserved ginger
2 cups raisins or sultanas (I used sultanas)
3 teaspoons of mustard seeds
4 whole cloves
4 birdseye chillis

Method:

Bring vinegar and sugar to the boil in a large pot.
Add all other ingredients and bring back to the boil.
Boil for 15 minutes or until mango starts to look slightly translucent.
Using a slotted spoon, remove all fruit and spices
Boil liquid until volume is reduced to approximately half the original amount.
Return fruit to liquid which should be quite syrupy and bring to the boil.
Remove from stove and pour into sterilized preserving jars.

It was so easy, and it turned out really well. If you don't want it to be spicey, you can leave out the chilli.

I see how you operate.

Joining up on 01-26-2006 and then posting 8.70 times per day, pretending to be a nice, regular boardie, and then... blasting us with your "chutney from my dad's farm" spam! Next time just call yourself *~cHuTnEy4sAle~* so we know who we're dealing with up front! Damn chutney salespersons.

Nope, I don't want to share my chutney at all! ;) It's way too good for the likes of you lot.

Make your own!!!

Can I have some, please? I'll pay big bucks!

I'll have to have a think about that after your spurious accusations....









hmmmmmm...






ok. That'll be $4.50

Plus $40 shipping! Mwa ha ha!!

arrrgh! this chutney is from Bangladesh, with a fake Aussie accent!

Sigline of the moment:

The cheese and chutney sandwich I mentioned elsewhere -- it needs to be a Major Gray sort of chutney, sweet and jammy. I usually use Muenster or other rather milky cheese, but I suppose medium Cheddar would go well too.

this appears to be more of a major monkey-barf green chutney...:greenface

j/k /me loves chutney -- tomato, mango, whatevero:)

Hmmm...maybe the colour on your comp needs adjusting bs? It doesn't look green to me.

It's pretty sweet but hot. Makes great cheese and chutney sandwiches. In fact, I might go have one now! ;)

Mmmm...I just like how chutney sounds as a word. I like to say it to amuse myself. Chutney. Chutney.
:)

Our neighbor just came back from India with 3 different kinds of Chutney (all spicy) and they were awesome!! I have to admit...I like the Indian Chutney that is spicy and salty, rather than spicy and sweet...Bring on the chutney!!

chutney...chutney....
:)

I was running and not looking where I was going, and a post hit me squarely in the chutney.

wasn't it a talking car? chutney chutney bang bang?

That was only when she needed a tuneup.

you can tune a chutney but you can't tune a fish

"Think I had a wet dream... Cruisin' through the Gulf Stream..."

A fishy tune if ever there was.

I just had a perverted thought. What about banana chutney, is there such a thing?

I could Google it, but that's too much work :P

you can make chutney from just about any fruit. I suspect with bananas you'd have to use green ones though because ripe ones would be too soft. That goes for mango chutney too though, so yeah, I'd say you could make banana chutney, but I don't think the taste would be so great. You could try it though and let us know how it goes for you. ;)

Bananas, in common with many other fruits can be used for making chutney.

This South African recipe for Banana Chutney is easy to prepare and the resultant chutney is well worth the slight effort required.


CHUTNEY RECIPE INGREDIENTS

30 bananas
3 cups brown vinegar
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup seedless raisins
2 red chilies
1 onion (medium)
2 tbsp ground ginger
1 tbsp salt
To make the BANANA CHUTNEY

Peel the onion and chop finely.
Remove the seeds from the chilies and chop finely.
Peel and slice the bananas, about ¼ inch (1/2cm) rounds.
Combine all the ingredients and simmer in a stainless steel or enamel saucepan for 2 hours, until the mixture reaches the desired consistency.
Bottle and seal whilst the Banana Chutney mixture is still hot.

Banana chutney has an unusual flavor and is a great accompaniment for light curries and bredies.
Also you can try it as a spread on buttered bread, The unusual flavor makes this a great taste treat

This great South African chutney recipe is part of my vast collection of different South African Chutneys
You can see another great South African recipe for a Fruit Chutney by clicking on this Fruit Chutney link
This will open another South African Fruit Chutney recipe in a new widow.

Fresh new widow or old creaky widow, is that the link up on the top line?