Description
Delightful Apple Chutney brings sweet and tangy flavors from traditional Indian cuisine, combining ripe apples with warm spices. Home cooks can easily craft this versatile condiment, perfect for enhancing cheese plates, grilled meats, or spreading on crusty bread.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 small Granny Smith apples
- 3 ounces (75 grams) fresh stoned dates
Spices and Seasonings:
- 1/3 teaspoon allspice berries
- 2 whole cloves
- Pinch cayenne pepper
Additional Ingredients:
- 2 shallots, peeled and roughly chopped
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Instructions
- Crush allspice berries and cloves using a pestle and mortar to release their aromatic essence.
- Halve apples without removing the peel, carefully extracting the core to maintain structural integrity.
- Combine apples, dates, shallots, ground spices, vinegar, and cayenne in a food processor, ensuring even distribution of ingredients.
- Pulse mixture to achieve a coarse, rustic texture with visible ingredient fragments, avoiding over-processing.
- Transfer the chopped chutney to a clean serving container, allowing flavors to meld and intensify.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to enhance taste and provide a refreshing, cool consistency.
Notes
- Choose ripe, firm apples for the best texture and flavor in your chutney.
- Leaving the apple peel on adds extra nutrients and a rustic, homemade feel to the dish.
- Adjust the cayenne pepper to control the heat level, making it mild or spicy according to your preference.
- Store the chutney in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week, allowing flavors to develop and meld together.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 170 kcal
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 0.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.05 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 44 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg