Homemade tomato chutney
Cooking time
Prep: 30 mins Cook: 1 hr, 10 minsSkill level
EasyServings
Makes about 1kgSimple to make and is particularly good served with a hard cheese.
Nutrition and extra info
Additional info
- Vegetarian
Nutrition nutrition per rounded tablespoon
- kcalories
- 35
- protein
- 1g
- carbs
- 9g
- fat
- 0g
- saturates
- 0g
- fibre
- 1g
- sugar
- 8g
- salt
- 0.02g
Ingredients
- 500g red onions, finely sliced
- 1kg tomato, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1 red chilli, chopped (optional)
- 4 cm piece ginger, peeled and chopped
- 250g brown sugar
- 150ml red wine vinegar
- 5 cardamom seeds
- ½ tsp paprika
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Method
- Tip all the ingredients into a large heavy-based pan and bring to a gentle simmer, stirring frequently. Simmer for 1 hr, then bring to a gentle boil so that the mixture turns dark, jammy and shiny. Place into sterilised jars and allow to cool before covering. Will keep for 6 weeks.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2006
Comments, questions and tips
Comments
Awesome. I too reduced the amount of sugar a little and also blended it after cooking for a smoother consistency. Tried for three days after cooking and each day it tasted different - slightly less acidic. Have stored in three jars and will continue to test over time. Fresh it works best with strong cheese e.g. stilton, mature cheddar but I get the feeling that as it mellows with age it may also be goog for milder cheeses or even as a pizza base. Great recipe.
This is the second batch and I used 200g sugar and white onions (as had no red!) and still tasted lovely. I fact the white onions probably made the recipe less sweet so I am using the white onions again second time round. I am making orders for batches now as family really enjoyed it when I took it out to our picnic.
I made this according to the recipe to have with ham (Christmas left overs). Everyone loved it. Second time I added a little more ginger and it was sensational. Second time I also left the lid off the pot during complet process and found it turned "jammy" a lot quicker. HAVE ALREADY RECOMMENDED THIS RECIPE TO OTHERS
