Sweet, tangy, hint of spice and loads of flavors, makes this apple chutney a lip smacking one!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Description
Sweet, tangy, hint of spice and loads of flavors, makes this apple chutney a lip smacking one!
Ingredients
apples - 3 (firm variety)
vegetable oil - 2 tbsp
Whole spices
dry red chilli - 1 - 2 (broken and seeds discarded)
saunf (fennel seeds - 1 tsp)
methi (fenugreek seeds - 1/8 tsp)
Spice powders
red chilli powder - 1 tsp
coriander (dhania powder - 1 tsp)
cumin (jeera powder - 1 tsp)
asafoetida (hing - 1/4 tsp)
turmeric (haldi powder - 1/8 tsp)
Other ingredients
jaggery - 1 tbsp
ginger - 1 tsp (grated)
juice of half lime
salt to taste
raisins - 3 tbsp
To serve
puris (toasts, crackers, nachos, cheese squares)
Instructions
1
Peel, core and cube apples. Sprinkle lime juice and toss. In a bowl mix the spice powders, set aside.
2
Heat oil in a saucepan, add whole spices and saute few seconds.
3
Add the spice powders and immediately add grated ginger, apples, raisins. Mix to coat well with spices.
4
Add salt. Cook till soft over low flame, about 15 mins.
5
Add jaggery. Mix and mash few apple pieces to get thick yet coarse chutney. Cook another 5 mins.
6
Remove from heat. Cool to room temperature. Serve or refrigerate.
Note
The chutney goes well as side for hot plain or spiced puris, bread toasts, chapathis, nachos, as topping on crackers or cheese cubes of your choice! Select firm, cooking variety apples like granny smith etc. Instead of whole fenugreek (methi) seeds, you may add 1/8 tsp fenugreek powder along with other spice powders. Try adding 1/2 tsp nigella (kalonji/onion seeds) instead of fennel seeds for a slightly different flavored chutney.
