After we had Mariangela's mango chutney in Mérida, I knew I had to give it a shot when I got back to the states. I mostly went off of her commentary on a fairly standard recipe. After cutting up six mangoes, I mixed them with ground cloves and cinnamon, garlic and ginger paste, red wine vinegar, raisins, a chopped onion, brown sugar, and a Little India curry blend (coriander, turmeric, chili powder, mustard seed, black pepper, fennel, dry ginger) and then cooked it for around twenty to twenty fives minutes until it thickened. I filled up seven 8 oz. jars and sealed them overnight using a pretty standard canning method (the jars in the photo are on the sunny table for photo purposes only). I then used what was left in the pan for my salmon, to which I added some chopped almonds. This was almost like dessert salmon- I had debated halving the amount of brown sugar given in the recipe, but at the last second I added the full amount and it ended up being pretty sweet. I will probably use just a spoonful for salmon in the future; it's a great sweet and spicy seasoning for fish, but a little bit goes a long way. In Venezuela, we were dipping chorizo in mango chutney with great success, so I might give that a shot sometime soon as well.
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Mango Chutney
After we had Mariangela's mango chutney in Mérida, I knew I had to give it a shot when I got back to the states. I mostly went off of her commentary on a fairly standard recipe. After cutting up six mangoes, I mixed them with ground cloves and cinnamon, garlic and ginger paste, red wine vinegar, raisins, a chopped onion, brown sugar, and a Little India curry blend (coriander, turmeric, chili powder, mustard seed, black pepper, fennel, dry ginger) and then cooked it for around twenty to twenty fives minutes until it thickened. I filled up seven 8 oz. jars and sealed them overnight using a pretty standard canning method (the jars in the photo are on the sunny table for photo purposes only). I then used what was left in the pan for my salmon, to which I added some chopped almonds. This was almost like dessert salmon- I had debated halving the amount of brown sugar given in the recipe, but at the last second I added the full amount and it ended up being pretty sweet. I will probably use just a spoonful for salmon in the future; it's a great sweet and spicy seasoning for fish, but a little bit goes a long way. In Venezuela, we were dipping chorizo in mango chutney with great success, so I might give that a shot sometime soon as well.
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I love your fearlessness when it comes to trying something new!!
ReplyDeleteIf the chutney is too sweet to use "full strength", you can always mix it with something else to dilute the sweetness. Try adding some to mayonnaise to spread on a BLT, or smoked turkey sandwich. Or mix it with lime juice, olive oil and Dijon mustard (and maybe another pinch of curry powder) to make a dressing for a grain/bean salad or to drizzle on cooked sweet potatoes.
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I want some!!!!!!!!!
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