Spicy Sauces (Chutneys)

Sauces add a new taste to our daily meal. These also increase the beauty of our dining table and improves garnishing during invitations.
Sauces may be of fruits or vegetables, they helps in easy digestion and add spice to our dinners.
Peoples in Asian countries make different types of sauces, I had selected only six, with complete detail of ingredients and methods lets have a spicy look of these six sauces.

1..Mango SauceIngredients: 2 Table spoon Oil, 1 Table spoon mustard seeds, 1 Table spoon Red Chili ( powdered), 1 Onion sliced, 1 Capsicum sliced,1 inch piece Ginger, peeled, cut into thin strips, 1-1/2 cup Vinegar, 1 cup Sugar, 2 Large, Mangoes, peeled, chopped.

Method: Heat oil in a pan and fry mustard seeds for 30 seconds. Add powdered red chili, onions and capsicum and cook it for two minute until onion and capsicum get tender. Add ginger, vinegar and sugar. Bring to a boil and stir until sugar dissolved. Stir in mango and simmer the mixture for 30 minutes by stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and cool it at room temperature in a pan. Spoon into an air tight container and keep chilled.

2..Plum Sauce
Ingredients: 75 grams Butter, 2 Cloves Garlic, but crushed., 2 Table spoon Ginger grated, 1 Table spoon red chili powdered, 2 Table spoon mustard seeds, 1/2 kg onions, sliced, 1 kg fresh Plums, cut into wedges, 400 grams apples, peeled and chopped, 400 grams brown sugar, 430 grams vinegar, Salt to taste.
Method: Heat butter in a pan and add garlic and ginger to it. Cook for about a minute and stir in ground red chilies and mustard seeds. Add the onions and cook until they become transparent. Add the plum wedges, apple chunks and the rest of ingredients. Cook on the high heat until the sugar has dissolved then lower the flame and simmer till the mixture thickens to a jam-like consistency. Cool and pour into dry, air tight containers.
3..Coriander Sauce
Ingredients: 1/4 cup lemon juice and water, 1 bunch coriander including stems washed and coarsely chopped, 1/4 cup coconut finely chopped, 1/4 cup onions finely chopped, 2 table spoon ginger finely chopped,2 table spoon green chilies chopped, sugar a pinch, salta pinch, 1/4 table spoon black pepper.
Method: Combine the lemon juice, water and half the coriander in the blender, blend on high speed for 30 seconds until fully mashed. Scrap the sides of the container and the remaining coriander, blend until you get the smooth paste. Add coconut, onion, ginger, chilies, sugar, salt and pepper. Blend again till themixture becomes a smooth paste, and sauce is ready.
4..Fig sauce
Ingredients: 250 grams dried figs finely chopped, 200ml water, 25ml vinegar, 1/2 table spoon all spices, 200grams sugar, 250grams walnuts chopped.
Method: Mix figs with water, vinegar and the spices and cook till the mixture thickens. Add sugar and cook till sugar dissolves. Add walnuts and let it cool down, your sauce will be ready to serve.
5..Red Chili Sauce
Ingredients: 5 large red chilies finely chopped,1 large onion finely chopped, 2 Table spoon garlic paste, 3 Table spoon oil, 50grams grated coconut, 50grams peanuts chopped, 1/2 Table spoon cumin powder, 3 Table spoon brown sugar, 25ml tamarind pulp, Salt to taste.
Method: Blend onion, garlic and red chilies to a smooth paste. Heat oil in a pan and fry the blended over low heat, stirring constantly for about five minutes. Add peanuts, cumin powder and coconut. Mix well, stirring continuously. Add tamarind pulp and sugar. Stir and simmer tills the mixture gets a reddish brown tinge. Add salt and remove from heat. You can store this sauce in the refrigerator for up to a month.
6..Dry Fruit Sauce
Ingredients: 450grams dried apricots soaked over night, 220garms walnuts roughly chopped, 450grams onion peeled and finely chopped, 180ml apple cider vinegar, 2 cloves garlic crushed, rind of 2 oranges, 450garms brown sugar, 2 Table spoon salt,1 Table spoon mustard seeds,1/2 Table spoon all spices and 1 Table spoon red chilies ground.
Method: Boil chopped onions for a few seconds till they become soft. Drain and mix with the remaining ingredients, expect walnuts, in a pan and bring to a boil. Simmer, stirring regularly for about 1/2 hour until the mixture is thick and get a jam like consistency. Stir in the walnuts, pour in sterilized jars while hot. Seal with wax until used and use fresh sauce.

Add a taste to your daily meals with spicy sauces.