Spiced Indian plum chutney
This Indian plum chutney is a delicious sweet and spicy chutney that goes well with a lot of dishes. In this chutney, the sweetness of ripe plums gets deliciously complimented by the warm flavorful Indian spices. It's a vegan and gluten-free recipe that gets ready in just 30 minutes.
Servings 2 cups
Calories 263kcal
Equipment
- 1 cooking pot with lid
- Knife and chopping board
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 700 grams plums around 12 medium plums
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon black mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
- ¼ teaspoon red chili powder
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Salt to taste
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil or any cooking oil of choice
Instructions
- Cut the plums in half and remove the seeds.
- Heat oil in a cooking pot and add mustard seeds. Let the seeds splutter.
- Add all the powdered spices and salt. Stir for a few seconds.
- Quickly add chopped plums, sugar, and vinegar.
- Mix everything and cover the pan.
- Cook on low-medium heat for around 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, remove the lid, mash the plums with a spatula, and cover the pot again.
- Cook covered for another 10 minutes then turn off the heat.
- Allow the chutney to reach room temperature and then enjoy!
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Notes
- To fasten the process of cooking the plums, chop them into smaller pieces. I prefer chunky plum chutney so I have cut them into larger pieces.
- You may also blend this chutney if you want to make a smooth chutney.
- Instead of brown sugar, you may also use jaggery, palm sugar, or regular white sugar.
- The amount of sugar and vinegar required will vary depending on how sweet or sour your plums are and how sweet or sour you want your chutney to be.
- Saute the powdered spices for around 5 seconds only and that too on low heat, powdered spices get burned very fast.
- Other spices like star anise or bay leaf can also be used to flavor this plum chutney. Indian five-spice blend (panchphoran) can be added too.
- You can also add chopped apples along with plums to make Indian-style apple plum chutney.
- If your chutney starts sticking to the bottom of the pan, add a few tablespoons of water or fruit juice like orange juice, apple juice, or pomegranate juice. Make sure that the lid of the pan is tight and you are not cooking on high heat.
- If you prefer sweet and sour chutney, use unripe or half-ripe plums. But, if you like sweet chutneys, use fully ripe plums.
- You can also add golden or black raisins to this plum chutney.
- More recipe tips and tricks are shared in the post above, please follow them to make this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 263kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 619mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 52g | Vitamin A: 1583IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg