While making dinner the other day, I wanted to make a chutney to go with dinner. I wanted to make something easy and also try something different when I saw some green apples on the counter. I quickly went online to see what I could do and saw many recipes playing with green apples and coriander and so I decided to make something similar.

Green apples are very versatile and tart Granny Smith apples (which I used) can also be used in place of raw green mangoes. I’ve previously made a version of my instant mango pickle using green apples and though it does spoil faster than the pickle made with mangoes, it is a yummy addition to your pickles at home, especially when you are craving pickles but don’t have mangoes in the house.

Anyway, on to this recipe. I made this recipe similar to my green coriander chutney and even though it was a tad on the spicier side, it was yummy.

Green Apple Chutney

Ingredients:

• 2 green apples
• 4-6 green chillies
• 1 bulb garlic
• 1-inch piece of ginger
• 1 small bunch coriander leaves
• 1 tsp sugar
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Peel the garlic and ginger and keep aside.
• Chop the green chillies into smaller pieces and keep aside.
• Core and chop the green apples (keep the skin) and put it immediately into the blender.
• Add the ginger, garlic, green chillies and coriander leaves to the green apples and blend together to a fine paste.
• Add salt and the sugar and continue to blend, adding water as necessary to make it into a smooth and fine paste.
• Eat with idli, dosa, rotis and even as a base for a sandwich.

Notes:

When I first made it, it turned out to be too spicy for S and BB who don’t like spicy food. So I blended a portion of the chutney with some homemade plain yoghurt and it was even better. I would just blend it with yoghurt instead of water. You can also increase the number of chillies if you can tolerate the spice.