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In Indian cuisine, there's a special place for chutneys. It is the perfect side dish to make any boring meal enticing. Coming in all flavours and textures, there's a particular chutney for a particular meal theme that brings the flavours together and makes it utterly delicious.
Chutneys are extremely good when you're not in the mood to prepare a curry or sabzi for your meal. Whether you like it tempered or raw, sweet or savoury, smooth or chunky, you can prepare a chutney for any flavour you are craving.
Especially for late-night dinners, these chutneys can be prepared easily and come together with rice and roti perfectly. So, when you're looking for easy and delicious meal prep, count on these simple chutneys. Make them once and easily eat them for 2-3 days.
7 Easy Chutneys To Bring Flavour To Your Meals
1) Sauteed Tomato Chutney
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You may have eaten the raw tomato chutney, which is ground with other ingredients and flavoured with salt. This version is a chunky and cooked recipe for tomato chutney, which can also be served as gravy. In it, diced tomatoes are sauteed with chopped onions, garlic, coriander, fennel, mustard seeds, spices and salt. The chutney is cooked until it gets a gravy-like consistency with all the water in the tomato.
2) Coconut Chutney
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Dry coconut shreds can be used for making this chutney if you don't have fresh coconut. The shreds are ground with chickpea lentils, green chillies, ginger, garlic and coriander stalks. Water is added to keep the consistency thick and runny and at last, you can temper it with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
3) Mirchi Chutney
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A classic Maharashtrian delicacy, also called mirchi thecha, features chillies as the star ingredient and is insanely hot. This chutney is popularly eaten with roti and jowar bread. You can alter the hot flavour by using fewer chillies based on your preferences.
4) Peanut Chutney
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This South Indian chutney is popularly eaten with idli and dosa, but it can also pair with any dish wonderfully. All it takes is benign roasted peanuts with green chillies, ginger and garlic, and flavouring with lemon juice and spices. Lastly, it is tempered with mustard seeds, hing and curry leaves.
5) Mango Chutney
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Mango chutney is a perfect way to ward off the heat of summer from the body with a tang. This chutney combines raw mangoes with ground whole spices, ginger, garlic, sugar and vinegar. You mix all the ingredients in a saucepan and let it simmer to the desired consistency.
6) Apple Chutney
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More or less like a dessert, this apple chutney is a dish on its own. It is made by sautéing diced apples with sugar, apple cider vinegar, and spices. This chutney pairs well with curries and you can also use it as a spread for bread.
7) Garlic Chutney
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Spicy hot and bright red garlic chutney combines garlic with red chillies in a flavour-packed condiment that comes together in minutes. Red chilli powder can also be used and heat can be altered based on preferences.
Give your meals a flavourful kick with these amazing and easy-to-make chutneys. After preparing, it can be stored for up to 2–3 days easily and sometimes even weeks.
