Home » Condiment » Mango Chutney (BEST EVER!) Mango Chutney (BEST EVER!) March 5, 2020This post contains affiliate links.Our readers RAVE about this mango chutney recipe!  Fresh, vibrant, and absolutely BURSTING with flavor, you’re going to love this versatile and wonderfully delicious condiment! As a huge Indian food fan I love exploring and creating a wide range of chutneys out of fruits, nuts, vegetables and a whole host of spices.  This mango chutney recipe is one of our very favorites.Chutney dates back to 500 BC. Chutneys are endless in variety and ingredients, but they generally consist of fruit, vinegar, and sugar cooked down to a reduction.

The word “chutney” is derived from the Sanskrit word caṭnī, meaning to lick. In other words, finger-lickin’ good! How to Make Mango Chutney Ginger, garlic and red chilies are sauteed in oil and then cumin, coriander, turmeric, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom are added to coax out their robust flavors. Fresh mango, sugar and vinegar is added and it is slowly cooked down to a sticky and delicious concoction.

What Are Nigella Seeds? Another spice that is in this recipe is nigella, which comes from an annual flowering plant native to south and southwest Asia. Other names for it include black cumin, onion seed and kalonji. It’s hard to describe the flavor of nigella.

 Wikipedia describes them as “a combination of onions, black pepper and oregano, with a bitterness like mustard seeds.” The flavor is real

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