Recipe Green Mango Chutney

[karadekoolaid]

Green mangoes are in abundance here, especially at the start of the season, in April/May. They have a delicious tartness which is beautifully balanced in this recipe.
If you can only find ripe mangoes, then fine; simply reduce the sugar to 200 gms.

Ingredients:
500 gms green mango
300 gms sugar (use brown sugar if you want a darker chutney)
20 gms salt
60 gms onion
10 gms fresh garlic
10 gms fresh ginger
85 mls vinegar
1 tsp nigella seeds (optional)
1/2 tsp hot chile powder, or 2 small green chiles
1/4 tsp each cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper, and nutmeg (or use 1 1/2 tsps mixed spice)

Method:

• Peel the mangoes and chop the flesh very small, or pulse 2-3 times in a food processor.
• Put the mango pulp in a pan. Add all the sugar and salt and stir to mix.
• Chop the onions, garlic, ginger and chiles, if using, and process until smooth. Add to the pan along with the rest of the ingredients and spices.
• Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring frequently so that the sugar dissolves, and then reduce to medium low.
• Cook the chutney for about 20-25 minutes, stirring frequently so as to avoid sticking on the bottom of the mixture. When the chutney has darkened and thickened, it is ready to bottle.
• Should make 2-3 200cc jars.
  
  
  
  

 

[The Late Night Gourmet]

Awesome. I usually have to wait for the mangos to ripen before I can use them. But, the food processor takes care of that here.

And, I do have a small jar of nigella seeds that I completely forgot about. Now I have a use for them.

 

[The Late Night Gourmet]

I think this is the evil twin of the one you made. Actually, how could this glorious combination of ingredients ever be anything but good? I decided to throw in dried cranberries, which are delicious, but which also makes it look darker.

The mango was definitely not green, but it was the least ripe one in the produce section. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve bought a mango and had to let it sit for a week before I could eat it. Now, I know what to do next time. But, how funny it is that I can find a ripe mango in Michigan in late January.

I find that I eyeball virtually everything, except measurements for baked goods. My eyeballs put in probably double the spices, except for the pepper.

Terrific recipe, which I would love to try with an actual green mango.

 

[Barriehie]

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I think this is the evil twin of the one you made. Actually, how could this glorious combination of ingredients ever be anything but good? I decided to throw in dried cranberries, which are delicious, but which also makes it look darker.

The mango was definitely not green, but it was the least ripe one in the produce section. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve bought a mango and had to let it sit for a week before I could eat it. Now, I know what to do next time. But, how funny it is that I can find a ripe mango in Michigan in late January.

I find that I eyeball virtually everything, except measurements for baked goods. My eyeballs put in probably double the spices, except for the pepper.

Terrific recipe, which I would love to try with an actual green mango.

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I'm horrible at determining how ripe a mango is. Can't do it. I actually found some in cans at an international market...

 

[The Late Night Gourmet]

Now that I look at the original recipe, it seems to play like a tomatillo salsa (with the green mango taking the place of the tomatillo). Is this how you'd use it?

 

[karadekoolaid]

I'm horrible at determining how ripe a mango is. Can't do it.

You hold it in your hand and gently squeeze the bottom part. If it gives, it's fine.

 

[karadekoolaid]

Now that I look at the original recipe, it seems to play like a tomatillo salsa (with the green mango taking the place of the tomatillo). Is this how you'd use it?

Nope - wrong continent.
It's a whole lot sweeter than a tomatillo salsa, even though there's acidity from the green mango and the vinegar. It's also spicier, but in a different sense.
I use it with cheese, ham, chicken and, obviously, curries. Indian food, but also Indonesian food , uses chutney as an extra .

 

[Barriehie]

You hold it in your hand and gently squeeze the bottom part. If it gives, it's fine.

Thank you! I'll try that.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Could you explain green mangoes to me? My first thought was that they are unripe (which isn’t a goer here) but as all the recipes I see for mango chutney say ‘green’ I’m wondering if its just the name of a variety or one of those naming foibles?

 

[badjak]

Could you explain green mangoes to me? My first thought was that they are unripe (which isn’t a goer here) but as all the recipes I see for mango chutney say ‘green’ I’m wondering if its just the name of a variety or one of those naming foibles?

Your first guess is right
Unripe ones, or at least not soft

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Your first guess is right
Unripe ones, or at least not soft

Damn, still no mango chutney recipe for the northern hemisphere dwellers

 

[karadekoolaid]

Could you explain green mangoes to me? My first thought was that they are unripe

They are unripe. When you cut the mango in half, the pit is still white, and soft. They're often picked straight off the tree and are prized for their eye-scrunching acidity. I'd say the closest thing in the UK is a slice of one of those huge cooking apples (OMG! What I'd do for one of those right now! Enormous, misshapen apples from my youth, which were perfect for apple pies, not like the bland, perfectly formed Granny Smith excuses you get in the supermarkets these days!)
This is what a green mango looks like. I've just cut one open:

You can see that the pit is still white, and the flesh , which is hard and very acidic, is white as well.
Over here in Venezuela, they sprinkle the mango with salt, and eat it like that. In India, they slice them, dry them in the sun and then grind them into a powder called amchoor, which is used in cooking. In other SE Asian countries (especially Thailand and Indonesia) they're used in spicy salads, like yam mamuang or rudjak.

 

[karadekoolaid]

Damn, still no mango chutney recipe for the northern hemisphere dwellers

Oh ye of little faith!
Mango Chutney ( with ripe mangoes)
I can't even guess how many times I've made this, but I do know that, back in 2010 or 2011, the mango tree in my back garden was in its prime and probably produced around 500 kgs (yes, 500 kgs) of fruit, which was dispatched to my kitchen and turned into mango chutney for sale in local supermarkets.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Oh ye of little faith!
Mango Chutney ( with ripe mangoes)
I can't even guess how many times I've made this, but I do know that, back in 2010 or 2011, the mango tree in my back garden was in its prime and probably produced around 500 kgs (yes, 500 kgs) of fruit, which was dispatched to my kitchen and turned into mango chutney for sale in local supermarkets.

Interesting to consider the jar costs more than the contents

 

[karadekoolaid]

Interesting to consider the jar costs more than the contents

Horrifying, isn't it?
The only positive is, you can re-use the jars.