Irresistible Orange Chutney

Irresistible Orange Chutney

It goes very well with Parathas, Dosas and even with Curd-Rice. In our family, we relish and finish this almost as a sabzi with chapatis :-)

Health tips: Orange peels are excellent for cholesterol control.

Ingredients:

1. Finely chopped Orange peels - 1 cup
2. Finely chopped Orange flesh, de-seeded, de-fibered (preferable) - 1.5 cups
3. 1 lemon size Tamarind pulp
4. 2 teaspoonful jaggery powder or couple of de-seeded Dates
5. Salt, Turmeric powder, Chilly powder, Hing to taste

Procedure

1. Heat oil in a Kadhai, add mustard seeds to splutter
2. Add Hing, turmeric and chilly powder
3. Add the Orange peels and salt. Sim the gas and cover the kadhai. Wait for 4-5 minutes for the peels to soften.
4. Add the flesh of the Oranges, cover the kadhai and wait for 4-5 minutes.
5. Add the Tamrind and Jaggery. Cover the Kadhai and wait for 10 minutes.
6. The entire mixture in the Kadhai will turn to a dark brown, Jam like consistency.
7. Bring the mixture to room temperature and store the chutney in glass container in refrigerator.

The shell life for this chutney should be around a month. But I do not vouch for that. Once made, this chutney gets finished off, way before its expected shelf life :-)