Apple chutney-Indian style

This apple chutney is an Indian-style sweet and tangy chutney with a gentle kick of warm spices. Serve it as a side dish or just spread it on your crispy toast, paratha (Indian flatbread), or crackers, it tastes delicious. It's a vegan and gluten-free recipe.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Indian, North Indian

Diet Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 112kcal

Author Vandana Chauhan

Equipment

Cooking pot

Ingredients

4 medium-sized apples
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons golden raisins optional
1 tablespoon grated ginger
½ teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon red chili flakes
3 tablespoons brown sugar adjust to taste
½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
¼ teaspoon garam masala
½ teaspoon ground black pepper adjust to taste
Salt to taste

Instructions

Peel and cut the apples into small pieces.
Heat oil in a cooking pot and add mustard seeds. When the seeds start spluttering, add ginger and raisins. Saute for a few seconds and then add the apples.
Add chili flakes, cinnamon powder, ground black pepper, garam masala, vinegar, and salt. Mix, and cover the pan.
Cook covered for around 15 minutes or until the apples turn soft and mushy. Check 2-3 times in between and stir to make sure that the apples don't stick to the bottom.
When the apples turn mushy, remove the lid and add brown sugar. Mix and cook for another 2 minutes or until the sugar gets dissolved. Turn off the heat.
Allow the chutney to reach room temperature. Store in an airtight container or glass jar, it will be fine for around 2 weeks in the fridge.

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Notes

Try using a tart variety of apples in this recipe.
Adjust the amount of sugar depending on how sweet the apples are and also how sweet you want the chutney to be.
Different people prefer different consistency of apple chutney. You can completely mash the apples if you prefer a smooth chutney. However, you can also leave apple chunks if you prefer it that way.
To make the chutney smooth either grate the apples or chop them into very small pieces. It will fasten the process of cooking apples.
You can make similar chutney with other fruits too like pear, raw mango(green mango), banana, plums, etc.
More recipe tips and tricks are shared in the post above, please follow them to make this recipe.

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