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    Red Currant Chutney Recipe

    Published: Jul 23, 2021 · Modified: May 3, 2022 by Helene Dsouza

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    Spiced red currant chutney. This is a savory preserve.
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 50 minutes
    5 mini mold jars
    4.63 from 8 votes
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    Red Currant Chutney in a jar
    chutney with red currant berries
    redcurrant fruit chutney with spices in a spoon and jar

    Red currant chutney is a savory vibrant berry preserve.

    It's tart, sweet, zesty, and full of flavors!

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    • 📕 What is it?
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    📕 What is it?

    Chutneys are savory preserves. They originated in India, yet evolved to something else in the West.

    Traditional Indian chutneys are spiced sauces, served with a snack or dosa.

    Western chutneys resemble jams and relish, but they are savory and include Indian spices and vinegar to help preserve the chutney.

    So this, red currant chutney, is a recipe that I made up, but which was inspired by some of the Indian chutneys and European jams. It's like a cross between the two!

    Red currants are sour ruby red berries that start to ripen end of June and July.

    If you like red currants then check out our red currant jelly.

    🧅 Ingredients

    Full recipe in the recipe card further below.

    Main ingredients:

    • red currants - fresh or frozen berries without the green parts
    • sugar - any, helps to preserve.
    • onion - yellow or purple
    • ginger and garlic - fresh, also helps to preserve
    • vinegar - any that you like and use
    • oil - vegetable oil, or rapeseed or canola, or sunflower.
    • Lemon peel or lemon zest - must be untreated (no pesticides)

    But the real flavor givers are the spices!

    red currant berry chutney

    For the seasoning

    • salt and black pepper
    • chili pepper - fresh or dried, I used peri peri chili but you can use any that you like and get
    • cinnamon - stick or ground
    • mustard seeds - black or brown/red
    • cumin powder
    • coriander powder
    • star anis - just a corner

    The combination of these spices makes this chutney so unique. Every spice elevates the taste of the red currants. And they also help in preserving the chutney.

    The sugar balanced the flavors and makes sure that the chutney will last for weeks and months.

    The vinegar is also a preservative and the onion lends the chutney an unmistakable savory touch.

    🔪 How to make it?

    Step 1

    Prep ingredients.

    Chop onion, garlic, ginger. Peel Lemon.

    chop ginger garlic and onion

    Step 2

    Temper mustard seeds and chili pepper, saute onion, garlic ginger.

    Add fruit with sugar and remaining spices and vinegar.

    saute onion and ginger garlic and add red currant, sugar and spices

    Step 3

    Cook down chutney and stir occasionally.

    Cook to desired consistency, take out whole spices, and pour in a jar when done to store.

    cook down red currant chutney

    🍴 Uses

    We use our red currant chutney just like we use lingonberry jam, we serve it with meats.

    For example, schnitzel, steak, pork roast to just give you an idea.

    The tart spiced flavors make it a great addition served like a thick fruity and chunky sauce with most main course meals.

    I also think that it works great served along with a cheese or charcuterie board.

    Or think of using it instead of fig jam in the beautiful baked brie appetizer.

    top down view of red currant chutney in a jar

    🍱 Storing

    Store your chutney in clean sterilized jars and lock with a clean lid.

    Pour the jam up to the rim so that there is no air trapped between the chutney and the lid.

    Close the lids and turn them upside down to create a vacuum. Turn it back face up after a little while.

    The fruit chutney is good for at least 10 months if prepared and stored as per instructions.

    Keep in the fridge once you opened the jar. Also, please don't eat from the spoon and dip it back into the chutney, this will just reduce the shelflife and mold can grow that way.

    💭 FAQs

    Will chutney thicken as it cools?

    Yes, it will appear liquid when cooking hot Especially red currant sets really well due to the fact that it is rich in natural pectin.

    Can chutney be frozen?

    You can freeze your chutney in small batches but you don't really need to because it holds really well outside on your shelf if you prepared it the way I explained it.

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    Red Currant Chutney in a jar

    Red Currant Chutney Recipe

    Spiced red currant chutney. This is a savory preserve.
    4.63 from 8 votes
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    Course: Condiment
    Cuisine: American, Indian
    Diet: Low Lactose, Vegan, Vegetarian
    how to make red currant chutney, red currant chutney
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 50 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Servings: 5 mini mold jars
    Calories: 275kcal
    Recipe by: Helene Dsouza

    Ingredients

    • 1 piece Onion
    • 1 inch Ginger fresh
    • 1-2 cloves Garlic fresh
    • 3 slices Lemon Peel or about 2 teaspoon lemon zest
    • 1 Tablespoon Oil
    • 1 pound Red Currants fresh or frozen
    • ½ pound Sugar
    • 2 Tablespoon Vinegar

    Spices

    • 1 Teaspoon Mustard Seeds Black or brown
    • ½ Teaspoon Salt
    • ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper
    • ½ Teaspoon Cumin ground
    • ½ Teaspoon Coriander Seeds ground
    • ½ Teaspoon Turmeric Ground
    • 1 stick Cinnamon or ½ teaspoon ground
    • 1-2 piece Red Chili Pepper any variety
    • 1 corner Star Anise
    US - Metric

    Instructions

    • Prepare fresh ingredients. chop garlic, chop ginger, and dice onion. Peel lemon.
      1 piece Onion, 1 inch Ginger, 1-2 cloves Garlic, 3 slices Lemon Peel
    • Heat up a saucepan with oil and add mustard seeds and chili pepper. Keep on a lower heat setting to temper spices (that means to fry spices in oil for a short time to release flavors). Careful, mustard seeds jump out. Do that for a minute or so or until you can smell the nutty fragrance of the mustard seeds.
      1 Tablespoon Oil, 1 Teaspoon Mustard Seeds, 1-2 piece Red Chili Pepper
    • Stir in onion and keep over a medium heat setting. Saute onion to soften a bit.
      1 piece Onion
    • Stir in ginger and garlic, also saute for a minute or so.
      1-2 cloves Garlic, 1 inch Ginger
    • Stir in red currants and sugar. Mix up and keep over a medium heat setting.
      1 pound Red Currants, ½ pound Sugar
    • Season with your spices by adding them all, salt, pepper, cumin, coriander, turmeric, star anise, cinnamon and lemon peel. Also pour in the vinegar.
      3 slices Lemon Peel, ½ Teaspoon Salt, ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper, ½ Teaspoon Cumin ground, ½ Teaspoon Coriander Seeds ground, ½ Teaspoon Turmeric Ground, 1 stick Cinnamon, 1 corner Star Anise, 2 Tablespoon Vinegar
    • Mix and bring to a rolling boil. Reduce heat and allow your chutney to simmer slowly over a low heat setting so that it can reduce slowly. That way the flavors will develop.
    • When reduced, take out whole spices and discard them.
    • Reduce chutney further to desired consistency. You can also check with a thermometer if it is set. 220 Fahrenheit/ 105 Celsius is the setting temperature. Or drop some hot chutney on an ice cold plate, if it runs it is not set.
    • Pour chutney into clean jars and fill up to the top. Close with lids. If you use jars with a rubber gasket, boil the rubber first in water to kill all the germs.
    • Store in a cool place away from direct sunlight and humidity. Keep in the fridge once opened.

    Notes

    Nutrition Serving = 1 small weck jar at 2.7 fl oz/80 ml
    Always cook your chutney over a low heat setting after you brought it to a rolling boil because the flavors need to develop. Also, high heat will cause it to jump out and you don't want a sticky mess around, or it will burn.

    Equipment

    • 080 Weck Mini mold jars (2.7 oz/80 ml)

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Red Currant Chutney Recipe
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 275 Calories from Fat 27
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 3g5%
    Saturated Fat 1g5%
    Trans Fat 1g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 2g
    Sodium 237mg10%
    Potassium 344mg10%
    Carbohydrates 62g21%
    Fiber 5g20%
    Sugar 53g59%
    Protein 2g4%
    Vitamin A 131IU3%
    Vitamin C 53mg64%
    Calcium 53mg5%
    Iron 2mg11%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Comments

    1. Paul says

      August 26, 2022 at 12:28 am

      Please define “3 slices of lemon peel”

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      • Helene Dsouza says

        August 26, 2022 at 3:12 pm

        Hi Paul, With a peeler, peel 3 pieces from top to down, and you have 3 slices. You can see those 3 slices in STEP 2 of the step by step images further on top and in the video (video pops up when you scroll from top down). I also shared a measurement in lemon zest in the recipe card, which roughly translates in 3 slices = about 2 Tsp of concentrated lemon zest. I hope this helps.

        Reply
    2. Lori Buckholz says

      July 17, 2022 at 2:19 am

      5 stars
      This chutney is so amazing that I had to make a triple batch so I could share with my sister and kids! What a great way to use our abundant currant crop.

      Reply
      • Helene Dsouza says

        July 21, 2022 at 7:53 pm

        Awesome, glad you guys loved my chutney recipe. 🙂

        Reply
    3. Robin Myerscough says

      July 13, 2022 at 2:59 pm

      You use American jargon we can hardly understand example lemon ,do you mean grated skin,your steps don’t say about cooking and what temperature etc etc anyrate will give it a try regards Robin (male)Devizes England

      Reply
      • Helene Dsouza says

        July 13, 2022 at 3:49 pm

        Hi Robin, the recipe card is at the bottom of the post with US and metric measurement details. All the cooking instructions and temperature etc are mentioned there in detail. The recipe video, where you can watch how it's done, is a pop-up video. The recipe video won't be accessible if you use an ad blocker.

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