Summer Mango Chutney
The scent of mango has been haunting my kitchen. I bought a couple of exquisite mangos from the Fruiteria in Yarraville. They smelled so tropical and summery, I couldn’t bring myself to put them in the fridge, so I left them in a bowl by the kitchen door and let the scent waft through the house for a day or so.
When I got home from work last night I knew that I either had to eat them or cook them quickly, as they would have been past their prime within the next day or so. They were so lovely, I couldn’t bear to see them vanish (even if it was down my throat) so I decided to preserve them a little longer in a chutney.
Ingredients
- Two very ripe, large mangoes, chopped
- 3 large apples, peeled and chopped
- Half a cup of vinegar
- A couple of cinnamon sticks
- Juice from half a lemon
- Half a red capsicum
- 1.5 cups of sugar
- Some sultanas
- A healthy-sized knob of fresh ginger, grated
- Nutmeg, cinnamon, curry powder, galangal, salt, coriander seeds to taste. (Go easy on the curry powder)
Mix everything except the spices and lemon juice in a pot and simmer for about 20 minutes until the fruit is mushy. Mix in spices. Pour into sterilised jars and seal. Process in a hot water bath for 15 minutes.
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Tatty says:
January 26th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
Hello Ladylunchalot,
May I say that your website is looking very professional - I am tres impressed! The photos are of a particular high quality.
I find this chutney recipe very tempting, though I have been eyeing the very sad looking mangoes in Tesco, which are not looking very ripe or juicy at the moment.
Oranges, pears and winter vegetables are in season at the moment, but due to the power of British consumer demand, bananas are always available in the shops. Hence I will try and dig out a recipe for banana bread for Feb 11th, my favourite banana recipe!
Kisses, Tatty xxx
Kate says:
January 27th, 2007 at 9:14 am
Ohhhhh the scent of a ripe mango is unlike any other, and drives me to far off slits of memories….the heady scent bursting from the juicy slippery fruit grasped shamelessly between my fingers as I stand over the sink. I gnaw on the flesh, not minding the juices as they run down my forearm. The delight in cleansing it’s taste off my skin. Ah, the total sensory pleasure of a fully ripe mango.
Even as I stare out the window at a colorless winter, the beauty of a bright reddish orange mango sticks in my mind. Yum. Thanks for the memory jolt!
Lady Lunchalot says:
January 27th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
Hiya Tatty and Kate,
I am glad my mango ramblings bring a little bit of summer sparkle to a northern hemisphere winter.
The only way to eat mango is over the sink. If you’re eating them properly it should be very messy! I cut the cheeks off these mangoes and then had a bit of a frenzy sucking the seeds over the sink. Soooo good…
Never mind. Summer will come again to you too - I promise.