Homemade Spicy Mango Chutney
Homemde spicy chutney made with fresh and ripe mangoes from Olhão market. This is very a simple recipe but with quite a few ingredients. You can leave out the chillies if you don’t like anything hot hot HOT and instead replace the heat with with a couple of cloves for extra flavour. I love tangy, hot, spicy relish and chutney with steamed rice, crispy tofu (for recipe click here) and some stir fried veggies, or just smothered on my pappadoms…. ahhhh….delish!
Homemde spicy chutney made with fresh and ripe mangoes from Olhão market. This is very a simple recipe but with quite a few ingredients. You can leave out the chillies if you don’t like anything hot hot HOT and instead replace the heat with with a couple of cloves for extra flavour. I love tangy, hot, spicy relish and chutney with steamed rice, crispy tofu (for recipe click here) and some stir fried veggies, or just smothered on my pappadoms…. ahhhh….delish!

Spicy chutney
Equipment
- grater, sharp knife, pan, spatula
Ingredients
- 1 whole ripe mango - peeled and cubed
- 3 cloves crushed garlic - or more! Go crazy!
- 1 chunk of grated ginger - as much as you like!
- 1 red onion finely sliced or chopped
- 1 tbsp chopped dried chillies - or as little as you want.
- 1 tbsp mustard oil - or peanut/veg/corn/sunflower oil
- 3 crushed cardamom pods
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp nigella seeds
- 1 tsp black mustard seeds
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 3 tbsp vinegar - (I used pomegranate vinegar)
- half stick of cinnamon (or 1 tsp of powder instead)
- 2 bayleaves
Instructions
- Heat mustard oil to the pan then add onions and cooked until soft and brown.
- Add chopped garlic and ginger, soften for a couple of minutes
- add a splash of water to slow down the cooking and soften the onions
- add the cumin, nigella and black mustard seeds
- Give it a stir!
- Add mango, chillies, sugar, vinegar, cinnamon, bay leaves - the lot!
- simmer for 15 minutes and add salt to taste. Start with just a pinch.
- Allow to cool and enjoy with flatbread, naan bread, raw veggies or pappadoms.
- Enjoy!
I love autumn/fall! The trees are bursting with fruit, and there’s a huge range on offer at the market, especially good are the mangoes which come in lots of different varieties. The days are now getting shorter here, but the sun is still shining and the birds are all gathering to make their way across the Atlantic ocean to Africa. Longer nights ahead, which means more time to cook and edit videos. Check back soon for more scrumptious food.
Now….cook off!
Gail xxx