Recipe for Mango Chutney?

[brenda]

Market and local shops flooded with very cheap Mango. Does anyone have a foolproof recipe for Mango Chutney?

[silver]

My wife makes fantastic chutney..but no way can I get the recipe out of her...she recons that good chutney recipes are top secret however if you put half a kilo of brown sugar with 1 lt of vinegar to 3 kilos of fruits..mango, onion raisins and apple and simmer with spices of your choice..which could include..all spice, celery, ginger, black peppers, mustard seed..cloves..suited to your very own taste..whatever comes out will be delicious. all this should be done in a stainless steel pot.. and potted into sterilized jars.

[El Cid]

Market and local shops flooded with very cheap Mango. Does anyone have a foolproof recipe for Mango Chutney?

Hi Brenda. Here's my own recipe (not copied from the Internet!!)

Spicey Mango Chutney

750g slightly unripe mango (weight of the flesh)
300g sugar
30g garlic sliced finely
50g ginger sliced finely
1/2 ltsp Black Mustard seeds (whole)
½ ltsp Yellow mustard seeds lightly crushed
10 whole cloves
8 cardamon (remove seeds and crush)
1 large red chilli (fresh) cut in half and sliced finely
4” cinnamon stick
½ ltsp cumin lightly crushed
½ tsp coriander lightly crushed crushed
½ tsp turmeric
1 ltsp salt
150ml wine vinegar
Grated zest and juice of one lime

Mangos need to be not quite ripe (but not green) and preferably each one of the same ripeness. Peel and core and slice into pieces about 1” square and ¼“ thick.
Soak mango in the sugar for 2 hours. Cook for about 1 hour or until mango turns slightly transparent looking and loses the bright yellow colour and looks browner.
Remove the cinnamon stick and the cloves.
Makes about 750ml.
For a sharper pickle use an extra 3 chopped limes and their juice


Sid

[brenda]

Many thanks to you both!