The total cooking time for apple chutneys is 1,5 hours. It takes 30 minutes to prepare the food, and 60 minutes to cook the chutney.
How to make apple chutney
Products
Apples – 1 kilogram
Hot fresh pepper (chili) – 1 piece
Lemon – 1/4 part
Vegetable oil – 2 tablespoons
Garlic – 4 cloves
Mustard seed – 2 teaspoons
Sugar – 2 tablespoons
Salt – to taste
Nutmeg, cumin, curry, anise – to taste
Preparation of products
1. Wash the apples, peel them, remove the cores and cut each apple into 6-8 pieces, depending on the size of the apple.
2. Put the apple slices in a deep bowl, sprinkle with the juice of a quarter of a lemon, sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of sugar and leave until the juice starts to flow.
3. Prepare garam masala by heating 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a frying pan.
4. Add seasonings to the melted butter: nutmeg, cumin, curry, anise and any other seasonings to taste.
5. Simmer garam masala over medium heat for 2 minutes.
6. Peel 4 cloves of garlic, wash and press through a garlic press.
7. Wash 1 chili and chop finely.
How to make chutney
1. Put chopped chili, apples and garam masala in a preheated thick-walled saucepan.
2. Salt the mixture, add 4 tablespoons of water and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 50 minutes.
3. Place the chopped garlic in the chutney and simmer for another 10 minutes.
Delicious facts
– Chutney is an Indian spice that sets off the flavor of the main course.
– The set of spices for chutney is called garam masala and it contains any combination of spices: anise, ginger, dried basil, curry, turmeric, cumin, nutmeg and others.
– Chutneys are similar in consistency to jam and are served with meat and poultry in small rosettes.
– Chutney can be prepared from fruits and vegetables, combining their acidity and sweetness.
– Chutneys can be harvested for the winter. To do this, add 4 tablespoons of vinegar to them, with an acid content of at least 5%, mix and fill the jars prepared for seaming with them. Roll up the banks.
– The cost of products for making apple chutney according to our recipe is 120 rubles. (on average in Moscow as of June 2020).
– The calorie content of apple chutney is 237 kcal / 100 grams.