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Spicy Cherry Preserve/Chutney


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  • Author: Priya Mahadevan
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 10 1x

Description

A delicious chutney made from lovely semi-ripe cherries.


Ingredients

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  • 2lbs pitted semi-ripe cherries
  • 5 green chilies
  • 5 red dry chilies
  • 1tbsp whole black peppers
  • 2 tsp urad dal
  • 2 tsp crushed rosemary
  • 1/2 cup of gingely oil (sesame oil) (approx 6 tbsp)
  • salt

Instructions

  1. Dry fry the green chilies, red chilies, peppers, urad dal and rosemary and dry grind into a powder.
  2. Take 1/3 of the cherries (aprrox) and grind them coarse –
  3. Add 2 tbsp of oil and and add the powder and roast for a minute.
  4. Add the ground up cherries and the remaining pitted cherries into the pan
  5. Add salt (about 3 tsp) and all it all to simmer and simmer and simmer in a low flame
  6. in intervals of 5-7 minutes, keep adding a tbsp of oil until you’ve exhausted the oil
  7. You will have a finely simmered chutney/preserve in about 45 minutes.
  8. Allow it to cool down. Transfer into a mason jar. Refrigerate and use as needed.
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 45 mins