WOOD APPLE 🌶 CHUTNEY | Indian street food │ street chat │ Wood apple chutney

jaggery

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers natural sweetness while brown sugar is more economical.

green chili

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

Jalapeño provides heat with fewer calories, while bell pepper is milder and cheaper.

black salt

🥗Healthier: regular salt

💰Cheaper: table salt

Regular salt is more accessible and less expensive.

Cut the wood apples in half and scoop out the pulp into a bowl.

Add jaggery and 2 teaspoons of sugar to the wood apple pulp and mix until combined.

Add 2 teaspoons of water to the mixture and stir to melt the jaggery and sugar.

Once the jaggery and sugar are melted, add 2 chopped green chilies.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of roasted cumin powder, 1/2 teaspoon of black salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of regular salt to the mixture.

Add crushed coriander leaves and the juice of 1 lime to the mixture.

Mash the mixture well until combined, ensuring the texture remains chunky rather than a fine paste.

Transfer the chutney to a serving bowl and serve immediately or refrigerate for later use.

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