Some Mango Chutney Magic for the Summers!
Here's a delicious and nutritious recipe for mango chutney from Mango: A Global History by Constance L. Kirker and Mary Newman!
Total time
3 hours
Prep time
30 minutes
Amount
2 litres
Ingredients
- 10 large ripe mangoes; peeled and diced
- 10 green mangoes; peeled and diced
- 80 g (½ cup) seedless raisins
- 470 ml (½ pint) lime juice
- 470 ml (½ pint) vinegar
- 2 chilli peppers
- 2 garlic cloves; chopped
- 1 medium onion; chopped
- 1 tbsp white mustard seeds
- 1 tbsp celery seeds
- 1 sweet red bell pepper; diced
- 1 tsp mustard powder
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- 3 pieces fresh ginger root; grated
- 1 tbsp whole cloves
- 50 g (½ cup) lemon peel strips cut into 1-cm (½ in.) lengths
- 1½ tbsp salt
- 350 g (1¾ cup) dark brown sugar
Put all ingredients, including the mangoes, into a large bowl and let sit overnight. The next day, place into a large pot and cook, uncovered, on low heat until thick, approximately 3 hours, stirring frequently. Pour into sterilized jars and seal. This will provide 2 quart jars’ worth (nearly 2 litres) of chutney.
For more mangolicious recipes, check:
Mango: A Global History
by Constance L. Kirker
A DELECTABLE HISTORY OF THE KING OF FRUITS
From the royal Alphonso to the lip-smacking Chausa, nothing can beat the rush of pleasure from biting into a ripe mango. With its endless varieties, differing in colour, size and flavour, the fruit inspires an astounding cultural devotion.
The mango is the Indian subcontinent’s gift to the world – its roots in northeast India expanding globally over 60 million years. Appearing in the verses of Hindu epics and Ghalib’s poetry; the food habits of the Harappans and the travelogues of Ibn Battuta; the horticultural experiments of Mughal emperors and Jesuit priests, the mango has shaped South Asian culture far beyond its culinary uses. Its long history is intertwined with European colonization and the transatlantic slave trade, even gaining symbolic importance during Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, and continues to drive innovation in food sustainability and preservation.
Plunge into the juicy details and surrender to the summery nostalgia of this beloved fruit with Mango: A Global History. Complete with beautiful illustrations and recipes, this is a flavourful journey across epochs of human civilization.