Red Plum Chutney

Last weekend my hubby got few red plums for the salad but then he discovered (after 2 years) that I don't like red plums at all! These little red babies were resting in my fridge since almost a week now and before they go to waste I decided to make a chutney, something out of ordinary. In our homes we usually make dried plum chutney but I thought this time we will make fresh plum chutney *YAYY* . Time for an experiment :D

I browsed through alot of recipes on internet and found out that the one at CHOW seemed really good and spicy and tangy and yumm! (http://www.chow.com/recipes/11048-spicy-plum-chutney)

I made few changes though, used only 6 plums and 4 garlic cloves (I love garlic). I also added a stick of cinnamon for some extra kick and red paper flakes to make it spicy.

First let it all boil in 2 cups of water, keep stirring from the bottom of the saucepan after every few minutes as this chutney is very stubborn and likes to burn alot. I added more water afterwards until everything was mixed up really well. Once you like the texture and chutney turns into syrup, you may consider it done and bring it off the the heat. As they have mentioned on their page, consume it within a week.

Personally, I don't like any chunks in my chutney, so I removed the cinnamon stick and decided to blend the chutney in the blender ofcourse. And hey we are done! Its that easy....its sweet, tangy, spicy and with the kick of cinnamon!

We usually enjoy it over the deep fried and very unhealthy but delicious snacks like samosas, spring rolls etc. I believe it will go best along grilled chicken and fish or maybe in a lamb curry! We will do some experiments with that later on ..... Bon appétit!