Green Apple (Cooking Apple) Chutney

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This is a dish which can be made and stored in refrigerator for as long as year.I am not very good in preserving food,on other hand my mom is best at it ,she can make jam,pickle or squash out of anything…this is also her receipe.

Ingredients:

4 Green cooking Apples.

1 1/2 cup Sugar.

1/4 tsp Salt.

1 tsp Mace powder.

1 tsp Cinnamom powder.

2 tbsp Synthetic Vinegar. 

Method:

Wash,pat dry and deseed the apples.

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Chop them finely.

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Heat a non stick pan,add chopped apples,sugar,salt and vinegar,mix well.

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Cook on slow flame,stiring in between till sugar is completely melted & apples are cooked well

( should turn soft ) and start leaving corners of the pan.

Add mace and cinnamon powder,mix well.

Remove,let cool and store in a clean container in refrigerator.

Serve with rotis or parathas.

Tip:Other fruits like pineapple and semi ripe mangoes can also be used instead of apples.

Happy Cooking !!!

Sameera

 

Aamras

This is a hot favourite sweet dishmade in almost every house during mango season.Usually served with Puris,can also be had on its own.

Ingredients:

4 big size ripe Mangoes 

1 tsp Elaichi (Cardamom) powder.

1/2 tsp Sunth(Dry ginger) powder.

2 pinch Salt.

Method:

Wash mangoes.

Peel and cut into small pieces.

Grind the mango pieces in a mixer along with salt,elaichi powder and sunth powder.

Add little water if  requiredto get proper consistency.

Serve chilled with puri.

Tip-Powdered sugar can also be added to aamras if mangoes are not very sweet.

Happy Cooking !!!

Sameera.