Name: Spiced tomato chutney
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Ingredients: 6 ripe tomatoes; 2 red onions, peeled; 1 red chilli; 1 inch ginger, peeled; 75g muscovado sugar; 100 ml red wine vinegar; 2 tsp mustard seeds

Spiced tomato chutney

15 Aug 2020

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

60 minutes

Total Time

1 hour, 5 minutes

Background

It’s time to start thinking about winter and make some chutneys, jam and pickles & sauces with the vegetables & fruits that are in abundance at the market. I tried out the recipe of this spiced tomato chutney. It’s so delicious, I’m going to make more for friends and for the winter festivities! It’s zingy, not too spicy - add more chilli for a real kick! Also, I’ve reduced the sugar content from the original 100g to 75g - even this is quite sweet so next time I’ll use only 50g. This recipe makes only 2 small jars of chutney.

Ingredients

6 ripe tomatoes
2 red onions, peeled
1 red chilli
1 inch ginger, peeled
75g muscovado sugar
100 ml red wine vinegar
2 tsp mustard seeds

Instructions

Roughly cut the tomatoes into chunks, then thinly slice the onions. Finely chop the chilli and grate the ginger.
Put everything in a heavy-based pan, then bring to the boil. Turn down the heat and gently simmer for about 60 minutes until you get a thick, sticky jam. There shouldn’t be much liquid left around the veggies, but it shouldn’t be solid either.
Let it cool in the pan, then spoon it into 2 sterilized jars.
Store in a cool place.
Serve it with cheese, cold meat or as garnish on party nibbles.