Sonth Chutney With Dried Mango Sliced Recipes

MINTY SONTH CHUTNEY WITH MANGO (OR TAMARIND) POWDER AND JAGGERY

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the cumin seeds and chaat masala. Then, in a blender, blend together the ginger, chili peppers, mint leaves with about 1/2 cup of the water to make a smooth paste.2. In a large non-reactive saucepan, mix together the jaggery and 3 cups of the water (disregard any lumps they will melt when heated) and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, until all the clumps dissolve completely, 3 to 4 minutes. Pass through a fine-mesh strainer to remove any impurities. Return the jaggery to the saucepan and add the ginger-mint mixture, mango or tamarind powder, chaat masla, paprika, ground ginger, cumin, salt, and black salt.3. Bring to a boil over high heat Reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. The sauce should be like a semi-thick batter. Mix in up to 1 cup of water if the sauce thickens too quickly. Adjust the seasoning, transfer to a bowl, then let cool. Serve at room temperature. Or transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate about 2 months, or freeze about 1 year.VARIATION: Try this with applesauce and lemon juice. Use about 4 cups of applesauce and about 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice instead of the mango powder and water. Adjust the salt and sugar, as needed.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

SPICED MANGO CHUTNEY WITH CHILES

Steps:

• Peel and dice the mangoes to yield 5 cups, or 2 pounds 4 ounces.
• Put a rack or a folded kitchen towel in a large pot, fill with water and bring to a boil. Add 6 half-pint canning jars and boil for 10 minutes. Jars may be left in the warm water until ready to be filled. (Alternatively, sterilize jars by running them through a dishwasher cycle, leaving them inside until ready to fill.)
• Place canning rings in a small saucepan, cover with water and bring to a boil. Turn off heat and add lids to soften rubber gaskets. Rings and lids may be left in water until jars are filled.
• In a large, heavy, nonreactive pot, stir together mangoes, raisins, vinegar, brown sugar, onion and ginger together. Crush the mustard, coriander and cardamom seeds with the side of your knife or a rolling pin. Add to the pot and stir well. Add the lime leaves.
• Wearing gloves, slice the chiles into rings. Remove seeds if you wish. Decide how much chile suits your taste. (If you are heat averse, start with half the recommended amount and taste. The chiles may be omitted altogether for a sweeter chutney.)
• Bring heat up to medium and stir occasionally as mixture comes to a boil. Bring to a good hard boil, stirring all the time. Cook for 25 minutes, being careful to avoid sticking and burning as the mixture thickens. Adjust heat as needed without losing the boil and continue to stir.
• After 25 minutes, the mixture should be thick, with the fruit suspended in the tangy syrup, and a spoon pulled along the bottom of the pot leaving a trail. Turn off heat and discard the lime leaves.
• Ladle the hot chutney into warm jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Run a plastic knife gently around inside of jar to remove any air bubbles. Recheck headspace. Wipe jar rims clean with a damp towel. Place lids on jars, screw on rings and lower jars back into pot of boiling water. Return to full boil and boil jars for 15 minutes. Transfer jars to a folded towel and let cool for 12 hours; you should hear them ping as they seal.
• Once cool, test seals by removing rings and lifting jars by their flat lids. If the lid releases, the seal has not formed. Unsealed jars should be refrigerated and used within a month, or reprocessed. (Rings and jars may be reused, but a new flat lid must be used each time jars are processed.) To reprocess, reheat syrup to boiling then continue as before.

SONTH CHUTNEY WITH DRIED MANGO SLICED

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the cumin seeds and chaat masala. Then place everything (except 1 cup of the water) in a pressure cooker. Secure the lid and cook over high heat until the regulator indicates high pressure, then cook about 1 more minute. Remove pot from the heat and allow to depressurize on its own, 12 to 15 minutes. Carefully remove the lid. (This can also be done in a pan. Put all the ingredients, and an extra 1/2 to 1 cup water, in a pan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover the pan, and simmer until the mango pieces are very soft, about 30 minutes.)2. Pass everything through a food mill into a large bowl to extract a smooth sauce. Bring the reserved one cup of water to a boil in a small saucepan. Pour the boiling hot water over the fibrous remains in the food mill and collect any remaining pulp. Stir the extra pulp into the sauce it should be like a semi-thick batter. Adjust the seasonings, transfer to a bowl and serve at room temperature, or transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate about 2 months, or freeze about 1 year.VARIATION: Substitute 4 ounces seedless tamarind pulp in place of the dried mange slices.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

DRIED MANGO CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until thick, about 30-35 minutes, stirring often to keep from scorching. Let cool, and store in an airtight container.

SONTH CHUTNEY WITH FRESH AND DRIED FRUITS

Steps:

• 1. Soak the dried fruits overnight in 1 1/2 cups of the water. Meanwhile, prepare the cumin seeds and chaat masala. When ready, drain the fruits, reserving the water.2. In a large non-reactive saucepan, mix together the jaggery and 2 cups of the water (disregard any lumps they will melt when heated), and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally, until all the lumps dissolve completely, 3 to 4 minutes. Pass through a fine-mesh strainer to remove any impurities. Return to the pan. Mix in the mango or tamarind powder and up to 2 cups water, including the reserved fruit-water in this measurement. Mix well and bring to a boil over high heat.3. Add the drained dried fruits, fresh and dried ginger, chaat masala, salt, and black salt, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring occasionally and adding more water if the sauce thickens too quickly, until it reaches a semi-thick batter-like consistency, about 10 minutes. Adjust the seasonings and transfer to a serving bowl.4. Heat the oil in a large nonstick wok or saucepan over medium-high heat and add the cumin seeds they should sizzle upon contact with the hot oil. Quickly, remove the pan from the heat, add the paprika, and mix into the chutney. Serve at room temperature, or transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate about 2 months, or freeze about 1 year. Just before serving, mix in ripe fruits and serve.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.