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apple chutney
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3.63 from 8 votes

Apple Chutney

A tangy and delicious Apple Chutney
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Chutney /Dips, Kids Friendly, Main Course
Cuisine: North Indian Cuisine
Keyword: apple, apple chutney, chutney
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 7 Apples
  • 1 Raw Mango / Kachcha Aam
  • 1 cup Sugar / Chini
  • 4 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch
  • 1.5 tsp Chili flakes /Kuti hui laal mirch
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
  • to taste Salt / Namak
  • 1 tbsp Ginger / Adrak chopped
  • 1 tbsp White vinegar /sirka
  • 1.5 tbsp Raisins / Kishmish
  • 1/2 cup Water / Paani

Tempering/tadka

  • 2.5 tbsp Cooking Oil
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
  • 1/2 inch Cinnamon /daalchini
  • 4 Green Cardamom / Hari Elaichi
  • 2 Cloves / Lavang

Instructions

  • Peel and chop apples and raw mango into small pieces.
  • Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan and add cumin seeds.
  • When cumin start to crackle then add cardamom ,cinnamon,cloves and green chilies.
  • Add chopped apples and raw mango and stir for few seconds.
  • Add turmeric, salt ,1/2 cup water and cover the pan with a lid and cook on low heat
  • When apples become soft then add sugar,chopped ginger ,raisins,chili flakes and cook till the chutney thickens (no need to mash the apples )
  • Add vinegar in the chutney and give it a boil.(you can avoid adding vinegar if you can store it in the refrigerator)
  • Let it cool down and then store in a glass jar.
  • Keep refrigerated after 3-4 days for a long shelf life.(stays well for minimum 25 days in the refrigerator)
  • Serving suggestions-serve with any snack,meal or use as a sandwich spread

Notes

Note-
you can use lemon juice instead of raw mangoes and if you are using tart apples then skip adding both.