Plum Chutney
The last of the fresh plums from my friend's yard. Turned into a flinger licking chutney.
Ingredients:
1 lb plums or about 15 small plums
2 tspn salt
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/3 tspn hing
1 tspn mustard seeds
1 tspn whole methi seeds
2-4 tspn sugar
3 tspn red chili powder (mirchi)
1/4 cup oil
De seed and chop plums into bite sized pieces. Discard the seed.
In a pan heat the oil and sputter the methi and mustard. Just as they begin to sputter turn off the heat. Add hing and immediately add the plums. Add salt, haldi and red chili powder. Stir. Now turn the heat back on and cook the plums on a moderate flame till soft. The intent is to lose most of the moisture. But be careful not to overcook because the fresh plummy taste will disappear with over cooking.
Cool. Store in a glass bottle in the refrigerator. Serve with chapatti, rice or spread on bread as a savory sandwich paste.
I tried it as a chutney on slices of roasted chicken breast and it transformed the meal. Maybe I will try it on some dosa next!
Yum yum
Bhukhhad
