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#1
Hi there, this my first recipe I'm posting here and it's kind of a work in progress so if you have any ideas on how to improve it then I would really appreciate it.

I figure that Indian restaurants must make their own and I doubt they import the mangos so there is a good chance they use mango pulp which is becoming readily available in supermarkets (it's only ?1 in tesco ATM).

My recipe is a really tasty chutney but not quite there yet :)


Yield - 2 standard sharwood mango chutney sized bottles

4 tbsp veg oil
1 tin of mango pulp (30oz tins)
1 cup vinegar (I've been using red wine vinegar)
1 tsp salt
2 lemons juiced along with 1/2 of a lemons rind
1/2 cup sugar

Spices
1 1/4 tsp kolonji seeds
2 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp onion salt
1 tsp ginger powder

1) heat oil on a medium heat and then add the spices.
2) simmer them for around 3 minutes
3) add the rest of the ingredients and boil on a medium heat for 10 minutes to reduce the liquid.
4) it should now look like mango chutney and can be dispensed into 2 sterilized bottles to be stored.
5) eat and enjoy :)


I figure that between the salt/turmeric/vinegar the chutney should have a fairly healthy shelf life although I would love to know how long.  It means you can make 2 jars of yummy chutney for around 1/4 of the price in the shops :)

Enjoy!
#2
I went to a favourite restaurant of mine close to my parents in Truro, Cornwall - Shanaz.  If you're local I am sure you know how utterly awesome it is.

Anyways, whenever I have got a curry there, they tend to opt for less base gravy and the less saucy curries always have very finely chopped onion in it which is caramalised and give a very distinct sweet flavour to the curries.

Just wondering if this is like an extra type of base sauce they make.

I find it hard to believe they fry the onion prior to adding the sauce because it would take up too much time.  It is also mightly finely chopped as well, the onion chopper is clearly a pro.

Anyone else come across dishes like this?

George

#3
Hi,

I know there is already a request for sweet mango chutney (like the pataks one) but having finally finished the 3kg of the stuff my gf and I bought a few months ago, we've decided we prefer the sharwoods style mango chutney.

Anyone got a recipe similar to this we could try?

We appear to get through mango chutney at an astonishing rate!

please help :)
#4
Hey there!

Just discovered this website and I am absolutely blown away! Really great community here and I am looking forwrd to cooking more! Have already sampled some stuff and am really looking forward to trying out the base sauces :)

Ive been cooking curry for 4/5 years now and hoping to incorporate it into my job so any ideas how to reduce salt and the less healthy aspects of BIR curries would be appreciated