Pear Chutney

Pear Chutney

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A delicious, spicy pear chutney from the Lighthouse Center® Poland made with pears and chilies from the garden, spiced with cinnamon, turmeric and chili. It goes well with rice, lentils, and vegetable dishes.

Ingredients

600 g pears
15-20 g ginger
1 onion
1-2 chilies (depending on kind)
150 ml apple vinegar
60 g brown sugar
60 g white sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼  teaspoon turmeric

Directions

Chop pears in 1 cm cubes. Peel and finely grate ginger fine. Finely chop onion fine in 2-3 mm cubes. Chop chili fine. In a medium size pot add the pear cubes and then the rest of the ingredients. Let cook for 30 –40 min until the mixture has a consistency of marmelade, stirring occasionally to avoid burning. Add salt and pepper to taste. If you would like to can your chutney, boil the glass jars and lids while the chutney is boiling. 10 –15 min boiling time is enough. Lift the hot glasses carefully and fill them with chutney, tighten the lid and turn upside down to cool. When the jar has cooled, you can see the vacuum effect on the lid which bendeds inward. Store on your kitchen shelf.

 

 

 

Apple Chutney

Apple Chutney

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This apple chutney is appreciated very much at Lighthouse Center® Poland. It is sweet and hot with warming spices such as cardamom, ginger, anise and chili. It fits well with Indian food and rice dishes.

Ingredients

500 g apples, peeled and cut in small pieces
1 tablespoon ghee or sunflower oil
1-2 fine shopped chili
1 ½ teaspoons aniseeds
1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
½ teaspoon grated orange zest
2 tablespoons orange juice (fresh or from bottle)
180 g brown sugar
1 pinch of ground cardamom
2 pinch of ground cinnamon
2 pinch of ground nutmeg

Directions

Heat ghee or oil in a medium-sized pot. Add chili and anise and fry until the seeds are golden brown, being careful not to burn them. Add ginger, turmeric and the apples. Add orange juice, sugar, orange zest and spices.
Simmer over medium heat until the apples start to crumble and get a jam-like consistency, approximately 30 minutes. Stir often to avoid burning. Can or keep in fridge.

 

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