Dried Plums Chutney
Guilt free fruit condiment, naturally sweet, tangy and spicy.
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Dried plums
- 1/4 Cup Fresh plums
- 1 Tbsp Oil
- 2-3 Pcs Green chillies Chopped
- 1/2 Tsp Ginger Grated
- 2 Tbsp Dried mint Crushed
- 1/2 Tsp Cumin seeds/jeera
- 1/2 Tsp Mustard seeds/rai
- 1/2 Tsp Nigella seeds/kalonji
- 1/4 Tsp Fennel seeds/saunf
- 1/4 Tsp Fenugreek seeds/methi
- 1/4 Tsp Asafoetida/hing
- 1/4 Tsp Turmeric powder
- 1/2 Tsp Red chilli powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 Tbsp Jaggery powder Optional
- 1 Tsp Lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp Basil seeds soaked for 1 hour
- 1 Cup Water
Instructions
- Soak Dried plums overnight in enough water. Next day de-seed the dried plums.
- Chop fresh plums, green chillies.
- Heat oil in a pan, add asafoetida, cumin, mustard, nigella, fennel and fenugreek seeds. Once these crackle, add green chillies and ginger. Sauté for 30 secs.
- Add the dried, soaked and de-seeded plums and the fresh plums. Let it cook on low flame until it releases juices and turns soft. Add water and cook for another 5-7 mins. At this stage, if you like smooth chutney instead of chunky, then take it off the flame, cool it a bit and then using an immersion blender, blend it to desired consistency. Take it back to the flame.
- Add the powdered spices, dried mint and salt. Mix well.
- At this stage taste the mix and add jaggery only if required (dried plums once soaked are sweet enough, I also used sweet fresh plums to avoid additional sweetener).
- Cover and cook until it reaches the desired consistency (approx 2-3 mins). Take it off the flame. Add lemon juice and soaked basil seeds.Let it cool to room temperature. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator.
- Enjoy!!!