I first made this plum chutney on a whim last week. S loved it so much that today he brought loads of Plums for me to recreate it. That’s when I knew it was a winner. This recipe is inspired by Sanjeev Kapoor’s Aloo Bhukare ki Chutney, which I then tweaked to make it my own! This is a super easy recipe with just a handful of ingredients, so read on and enjoy!!

Plum Chutney

Ingredients:

• 4 red/purple plums
• 1 small cup raisins
• 2 tsps cumin seed powder
• Red chilli powder to taste
• Salt to taste

Method:

• In a small bowl, soak the raisins in water for while till they plump up and soften. Using hot water may speed this up.
• Next chop and deseed the plums and blend the plums and raisins together untill they become a smooth purée.
• Next take a thick bottomed pan and pour this purée in it. Add salt and red chilli powder and let it start boiling.
• Once it reaches a rolling boil, and cumin seed powder and stir well.  Let it boil for a while till it thickens.
• At this point, the colour was slightly brownish with a glaze to the mixture. Once it has thickened to your satisfaction, remove from heat and cool. Once cool, it becomes this rich purple colour.
• Transfer to a covered dish and refrigerate. This should keep well for upto a week in the fridge.

This chutney tastes sweet, salty and a bit spicy. If you need to make it more spicy, just increase the chilli while cooking it. It goes well with most Indian food and I also loved having it with bread as a sandwich spread.