Friday, June 19, 2009

Sweet Mango chutney

Mangoes are my all time favourite fruit and is considered as 'King of Fruits' in Bengal. I am particularly fond of fresh ripe mangoes as well as sweet, tangy and spicy mango chutney. Chutney is a very common dish served before dessert in most Bengali occasions, mostly made out of mangoes during mango seasons. I love to eat it any time especially after having meals. Chutney is prepared from ripe mangoes either sweet or sour but I always prefer sour one which gives a tangy taste to the chutney. It can also be prepared from raw mangoes which is available most of the time.

Ingredients:
2 nos. Raw or ripe mangoes
3 tblsp. sugar (depending on the sweetness of mango you can change the amount of sugar added.)
1 tsp. Salt (or as per taste)
6 to 8 Red chilli s
2 tsp. Fennel seed (sauf)
1/2 tsp. methi seed
1 tsp. mustard seed
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp. red chilli powder
2 slitted green chili
1 tsp. oil

Method:
1 Wash mangoes and peel off the skin and cut them into long slices. If you want you can discard the seed.

2. Heat a pan and add 3 red chilis, 1 tsp. methi seed and 1 tsp. fennel seed (sauf). Roast them for a couple of minutes and then grind them in a grinder to make powder.

3. Heat oil in a pan and add 3 to 4 red chillis, fennel seeds and mustard seeds. When mustard starts spluttering add mango slices. Stirr for a minute and add turmeric powder and salt. Stirr again for a couple of minutes and add 2 cups of water. Cover it with a lid and let it cook for about 10to 15 minutes with occasional stirring.

4. When the mango slices gets softer, reduce the flame and add sugar. stirr again and try to mash some of slices to get a chutney of thick consistency. Cook for another 5 to 6 minutes until the chutney becomes thick.

5. Remove from fire and set aside to cool. When it become cool serve it in a bowl or pour it into a jar and refrigerate it. It can be stored for long time in refrigerator.

9 comments:

Mangala Bhat said...

it looks soo yummy and colorful.

Anonymous said...

Hi,

We have just added your latest post "Sweet Mango chutney Recipe" to our Food Directory . You can check the inclusion of the post here . We are delighted to invite you to submit all your future posts to the directory for getting a huge base of visitors to your website and gaining a valuable backlink to your site.


Warm Regards

foodnrecipes.info Team

http://www.foodnrecipes.info

Pakistani Mangoes said...

hi

great blog this is looking so delicious and tasty i will try it tomorrow, when i will buy some mangoes, thanks for giving me this recipe, its great

Bergamot said...

looks really yummy...

Sanghi said...

Mmm yummmmy dish. do check my blog..

Nithya said...

It looks delicious. Nice recipes.

First time to your blog and you have a lovely space I must say. Keep it going. Will be back and forth often.

Do take a look at my blogs when you find time.

Sindhura said...

Love this recipe!!Drop in sometime to my blog

Usha said...

I have made something similar with raw mangoes but never with ripe mangoes, looks delicious !

Nids said...

the chutney looks very yummy... its my hubby's favourite.. will definitely try it out this weekend :):):)

LinkWithin

Blog Widget by LinkWithin