Plum Chutney

While sitting on our couch, as I and my daughter were biting into Fresh, Juicy, Sweet, flavorful Red Plums I came up with an idea of Plums Chutney. By the time I was cooking up the recipe in my mind I realized we had already eaten half of the box of plums. I only had few remaining to try the recipe. I quickly stepped into my favorite corner of the house ‘KITCHEN’ and started heating up the pan.

In the meantime I was scanning through my kitchen pantry for the spices that I wanted to add into the Plum Chutney. Fortunately, I found everything that I wanted to include into the chutney. At that moment I knew I wanted to cook sweet and spicy versatile chutney to be used with any appetizer baked/fried or as a spread or as a side with the main course. YUM! I am drooling while writing about the chutney. So I am typing with my left hand since I am busy licking the Plum Chutney. 🙂

The moment I added sage leaves and fennel seeds into the pan my house was full of aroma and I loved the delicious smell to the extent that I did not switch on my exhaust fan. 🙂 Yes, you bet, I can be crazy at times. 🙂 While the chutney was cooling down I thought of capturing some fresh plums into my camera and guess what? All the plums were gone. The mother daughter duo ate it all. BURP! 🙂 Sorry for no pictures of those appetizing plums. When I served the chutney to my husband he loved it so much that he could not believe that the chutney was made out of plums. I got an opportunity to serve the chutney to some of our close family friends that evening just to get a fool proof feedback. They equally appreciated the taste of the Plum Chutney. Now, I was super satisfied with my creation and slept with a smile on my face all night. 🙂

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Plum Chutney

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Serves 15

Per Serving 29 calories

Fat 1 g

Carbs 5 g

Protein 0 g

15

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 5 sage leaves (chopped)
• 6 whole plums (seeds removed and finely chopped)
• 2 tbsp. white sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black salt
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a nonstick sauce pan.
2. Add cumin seeds and fennel seeds.
3. When the seeds start to flutter add sage leaves.
4. Immediately add chopped plums.
5. Mix well and cover and cook for 2-3 minutes.
6. Add sugar and mix well with a spatula. Again cover and cook for until the plums leaves its water.
7. Add the salt, black salt and cayenne pepper and mix well.
8. Cover and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
9. Turn off the flame and let it cool for a while.
10. Grind the chutney coarsely in a grinder/food processor.
11. Serve at room temperature with your favorite snacks.

Notes: Can be stored in an air tight container in the refrigerator for a week.