Ginger chutney

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Ginger chutney
Electus
Raw ginger root
Servings:Makes about 900g (2 lb) of chutney
Ready in:25 minutes + 1 month maturation
Prep. time:25 minutes
Cook time:None
Difficulty:Easy

I just love home-made dips, sauces and chutneys. They are usually pretty easy to make and ingredients list can be adjusted to suit your tastes.

I find that the flavour of the vinegar used affects the overall flavour quite drastically and like to test small amounts of different vinegars (and blends of) before I make the main batch.

Ingredients

Ingredients

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Method

  1. Make a syrup by boiling the jaggery in 600 ml (1 pint) of the vinegar
  2. Dry roast the fenugreek and chillies then grind to a powder in a coffee grinder with the sea salt
  3. Reserve a quarter of the ginger and a quarter of the raisins.
  4. Add the remaining ginger and raisins together with the garlic, chillies and fenugreek to a food processor and blend the to a paste
  5. Cut the quarter of ginger into tiny cubes or slices
  6. Mix together the syrup, spice paste, remaining vinegar, ginger cubes and remaining raisins
  7. Place in a large preserving jar and leave for 1 month to mature