British style apple chutney

I love the chicken wings with Mango Habanero sauce from BWW. I also love red tamarind-date chutney used in chaats and hot and sweet Thai sauce. Great! But I cannot eat these very often because of the high sugar content.My doctor once told me the human body doesnot process the fruit sugars in the same way as it processes the regular white sugar or artificial sweeteners. He told me fruits eaten in moderation were good for IR patients.I use apple sauce in cakes and cookies to reduce the sugar and fat content.This time I decided to make some something hot and sweet. I had seen an episode on Food TV long time back and the British chef made an steak and served with apple chutney. I don't remember the name of the show or the host or the exact ingredients. So I used my intuition to come up with a healthy recipe.Apples becomer sweeter when cooked and therefore very little sugar is required to make the chutney.I love to use the chutney over grilled Shrimp or use as a spread for sandwiches. Btw, Chutney is the British name for "Chatni".Most of the Indian Chatni's are made (actually pureed )with fresh ingredients and are not cooked. Anyways here is a anglo version of Chatni.

Ingredients:
2 medium size apples, cored and chopped

2 Tbsp onion,finely chopped

1 tsp fresh ginger,grated

4 cloves,powdered

1 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp cinnamon powder

1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg

3 Tbsp dark brown sugar

salt to taste

Method:
Mix all the above ingredients in a heavy bottomed pan and cook the mixture for about 5 mins. Mix again and bring it to boil.Stir again and cook for another 15 mins till the mixture thickens.

Switch off the heat and let the chutney cool for a while before you store it in a glass jar.The chutney stays well for a week when refrigerated. Printer Friendly Recipe