unusual chutney recipes

[cabbage kid]

hello all,
I'm new here and i am looking for some unusual chutney recipes i can try out, as i want to do more with the veg i'm growing in my garden.
Thanks

[Shortie]

Hi Chutney, I did one for rhubarb chutney a few years ago and still using them now. They're delish...

Rhubarb Chutney Recipe - The Foody

If anyone has a recipie for carrot chutney I'd be most obliged... Had a cheese and carrot chutney sandwich in work the other day, yummmm

[Flummery]

Take an ordinary chutney recipe and substitue anything you like. I use damsons from the garden, wild plums, add some home grown chillies, use yellow toms and white onions with sultanas and white sugar with white wine vinegar for a very different chutney from red toms, red onions and damsons with brown sugarand brown vingar. (With damsons you have to cook them first, sort out the stones then use the fruit pulp. Time consuming but the flavour is worth it!)

[kentvegplot]

Made some lovely apple and cucumber last year, will try to find the recipe and post it up......

[Winged one]

Search for the thread on Earthbabe's special green tomato chutney - tis delish and a great way to use up all those green toms at the end of the season!!

[katieh1]

Carrot chutney

There's a recipe for carrot and almond chutney here. Its quite "eastern" in its taste, but I'm sure it could be adapted by using less chilli, or leaving out the almonds.

Chutney recipes blog: Carrot and Almond Chutney

I'm sure I read somewhere on here that some one wanted a carrot chutney recipe?

Eve

[Shortie]

Ooo that sounds yummy.... dribble. Anyone ever grated carrot before though? I always get a carroty mush when I try

[squashytomato]

Ooo that sounds yummy.... dribble. Anyone ever grated carrot before though? I always get a carroty mush when I try

its not as bad as grating courgette for all the cakes ive been making

[ChutneyFerret]

Try this Sopie Grigson Spiced carrot Chutney. I made it last year as gifts and the recipiants loved it!

Spiced carrot and garlic chutney: Recipes: UKTV Food

[smallblueplanet]

Hi chutneyferret, we made the carrot & garlic chutney a couple of years ago - it turned out very thick and almost solid, made it inedible unfortunately. Did you follow the recipe exactly?

[ChutneyFerret]

I did adapt it yes, i also did not use as much salt as i felt it was somewhat excessive. I think chutney is a matter of taste really and you can add to it or substitute as you like to make it how you want it. if it is too thick... add more vinegar and sugar. I made the carrot chutney more spicy as well and with more garlic (i love garlic!)

[smallblueplanet]

Thanks for the reply chutneyferret.

Its that time of year again isn't it. I'm glad the Sophie Grigson recipe has 'surfaced' again it was an interesting chutney taste, just too thick. I think we'll do some this year and follow your advice re: adapting - more vinegar, but less sugar as from memory it seemed very sweet (although it was a long time ago), more garlic, less salt and more chilli. Do you think its okay using fresh chilli.

[bazzaboy]

If you're still looking for unusual chutney recipes, CabbageKid, you might be interested in one unusual one I spotted at our recent local gardening show which was Nasturtium Seed Chutney... It didn't win a prize though, so don't know what the judges thought of it, but you could make it up along the lines suggested by Flum above. "Nasturtium Seed Chutney" must be one of the few things in this life you can Google and still get No Results... (until now!). "Nasturtium Seed Pickle" only seems to get a few results worldwide too - but there is also an illustration and recipe at the Cottage Smallholder's Site:
The Cottage Smallholder Chutney and Pickles
In addition to those I'm sure the sky's the limit - I did once see someone claiming to have made wine from old boots (sorry, no longer have that reference) but you could probably pickle them as well. Some of my attempts might suggest I already have.... b.

[smallblueplanet]

While searching for info on the carrot & garlic chutney recipe above I came across this one - not as unusual as bazza's nasturtium seed chutney for sure, but worth a go for something a little different?

Spiced Lemon Chutney

[Bren In Pots]

One of my favourite recipes is for Indian apple chutney. I made 16 jars of it last month, a couple of them are for presents the rest for us.