Mango Chutney Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What are the ingredients in chutney? ›

Chutneys are made by slow-cooking fruit or vegetables with peeled ginger, garlic, Korintje cinnamon, and chilies. Spices and vinegar are added to preserve the chutney and give it a tangy flavor.

Mild Mango Chutney with a delicious blend of spices. Sugar, Mango (43%), Salt, Acid (Acetic Acid), Spices, Cumin Seed, Dried Crushed Red Chilli, Paprika Extract.

If the chutney immediately fills the channel it is not the correct consistency yet, but if the channel is still visible after 2 seconds then the right consistency has been reached.

If you skip water bath canning, mango chutney will keep in a tightly sealed jar in the fridge for at least 1 month. Just check for mold; if you see any, toss it out. You can also freeze the jars for up to 3 months. Leave 1 inch of headroom to allow the frozen mixture to expand.

Vinegar used in making chutney must be good quality and have at least 5% acetic acid content. Any good brand white, malt, wine or cider vinegar should possess the correct qualities. Brown sugar is used for darker coloured chutney but where a lighter colour is required granulated sugar is recommended.

Vinegar is always needed to add the tang that chutneys deliver but also it helps preserve the mixture and as chutneys will sit around for a long time, that's important.

Chutney is more like a garnish, so a spoonful is not a lot of sugar, but it would have to be figured into a diet.

Peach Jam: With a delicate and sweet flavor, peach jam can replace mango chutney in sandwiches or as an accompaniment to cheese. Apricot Jam: For chicken or fish dishes that require a sweet touch similar to mango chutney, apricot jam is a well-suited alternative.

Chutney is a condiment or spread made from chopped fruit cooked with vinegar, spices and sometimes sugar, that can be served fresh or preserved.

Relish. Chutney and relish are two popular condiments, and the names are often interchanged. The confusion is understandable because chutneys can be savory, and relishes can be sweet. In general, chutneys have a chunky spreadable consistency much like a preserve and are usually made with fruit.

What are the elements of chutney? ›

Other prominent ingredients and combinations include coriander, capsicum, mint (coriander and mint chutneys are often called हरा hara chutney, Hindi for "green"), Tamarind or imli (often called meethi chutney, as मिठाई meethi in Hindi means "sweet"), sooth (or saunth, made with dates and ginger), coconut, onion, prune, ...

Tomato chutney is common everywhere, but Bengali tomato chutney is sweet, thanks to the addition of dates or mangoes, and used to cleanse the palate between spicy and sweet courses, while Hyderabadi tomato chutney packs more heat thanks to dried chillies, and is served as a side dish with rice or flatbread.