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Delicious Summery Fresh Cherry Mint Chutney with Orange Peel

Published: Jul 23, 2017 Modified: Apr 5, 2020 By Sujata Shukla This blog generates income via ads. This post may contain affiliate links. PepperOnPizza may earn a commission for purchases made after clicking these links. View our disclosure policy for details

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Cooking with cherries is fun. They look gorgeous, taste delicious (you can't help popping a few into the mouth as you make the preparations, can you?) and manage to appear exotic all while being easy to work with. Except of course for pitting the cherries, which is not a happy task, though I can think of worse things to do (like prepping banana flowers for a traditional South Indian curry). The Fresh Cherry Mint Chutney was worth the little effort needed to pit the cherries, with its sweet and tangy taste and the light flavour of the orange coming through. 

I would not have thought of making this fresh Cherry Mint Chutney were it not for one of the foodie groups that I belong to, Shhhhh Cooking Secretly Challenge. This was the first challenge I participated in, in this group. The idea is that each member is allotted a partner for the month, and the partner specifies 2 secret ingredients to be used to make an item fitting into the theme of the month.  The theme for July 2017 was 'Chutneys' that delicious and versatile Indian condiment with a pesto-like texture that  is traditionally served with fried food or with idli or dosa or with snacks such as dhoklas or samosas.

Fresh Cherries

 

My partner for the month, the bubbly vivacious Mayuri Patel (who blogs at Mayuri's Jikoni)   gave me Cherry and Onions as the two 'secret' ingredients for the chutney. I needed to plan a recipe using these ingredients along with other suitable ones, make the Chutney and post the image on the facebook page for the group so that the other members could try and guess the secret ingredients.In turn, I suggested Apple and Onion as the ingredients for Mayuri's challenge for the month, and she dished out a delectable Green Apple and Spring Onion Chutney.

Getting back to the fresh cherry mint chutney that I made: Cherries in my mind, are used in sweet dishes and desserts, while chutneys are savoury. While planning the recipe I decided to zing things up a bit with the orange peel and with mint leaves from the garden.

I would have liked to add a pice of fresh red chilli, but I didn't have any, and it would anyway have become too spicy for my little granddaughter to take. You could however add either a piece of fresh chilli or some paprika, depending on how much heat you want in the chutney.

After tasting the fresh cherry mint chutney I realised that ginger would have been a good addition too, without taking anything away from the flavours of the cherry. I have made the chutney coarse, and the texture of the onions and lightly cooked cherries complement each other very well.

I made pita bread and hummus for dinner, and the delicious, summery, fresh cherry mint chutney with orange peel made a tasty and interesting dip to go with the basil hummus that accompanied the bread. Make the most of the short cherry season and try this recipe out. The chutney may serve as a dip, or with idli or dosa, with fries, or in a wrap or as a sandwich spread or in a quesadilla.

Lemony Basil Hummus

Simple Fresh Lemon Mint Basil Hummus Dip which is easy to make and has all the goodness and flavours of the herbs and garlic. Serve with homemade pita bread

For other interesting recipes on this blog, with cherry, check the links below:

Cherry Compote

Easy Cherry Compote

Cherry Compote Yogurt Parfait

Cherry Compote Yogurt Parfait

 

You may also like this traditional Peerkangai or Thurai Thogaiyal, an Indian chutney made of the peel of the ridge gourd, both easy to make and tasty. I like it with hot rice and sesame oil, but as with other chutneys, it may be used in any number of ways.

Peerkangai thogaiyal with peanuts
Peerkangai thogaiyal with peanuts

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Exotically different from most chutneys, the fresh Cherry Mint Chutney has a refreshing sweet, slightly tangy taste, subtly flavoured with orange peel

Delicious Summery Fresh Cherry Mint Chutney

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 1 cup
Author: Sujata Shukla
Exotically different from most chutneys, the Fresh Cherry Mint Chutney has a refreshingly sweet, slightly tangy taste, subtly flavoured with orange peel
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup red onion - diced
  • 1.5 cups cherries - halved, pitted, stalks removed
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil - or sunflower oil
  • 2 teaspoons orange peel - sliced or in strips
  • 2 tablespoons mint leaves - minced
  • 4 Black peppercorns
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt - or to taste

Instructions

Prepare Ingredients for Fresh Cherry Mint Chutney

  • Prepare the ingredients: Halve, pit and remove the stalks from the cherries Dice the onions, mince the mint and tear the orange peel into strips

How to make Fresh Cherry Mint Chutney

  • Heat a pan, add oil. Add diced onion and sauté on high heat for about 3 minutes till the onion begins to brown.
  • Add cherry halves, stir. Add the orange peel, mint and peppercorns. Bring the mixture to a quick boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Remove from the stove and set aside to cool. Transfer the cherry and onion mixture to a food processor. Add salt to taste (be cautious!) and stir. Grind coarsely without adding water. Transfer to a serving bowl. Garnish with mint leaves.

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Comments

  1. Amrita says

    August 02, 2017 at 10:20 pm

    I just love cherries and have bookmarked this chutney for a definite to do in the future!

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      August 02, 2017 at 10:23 pm

      Thats lovely! Do let me know how it came out and whether you made any changes to the recipe.

      Reply
  2. priya satheesh says

    August 02, 2017 at 12:35 pm

    Interesting Chutney ! Super innovative and delicious !

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      August 02, 2017 at 5:35 pm

      Thank you, Priya!

      Reply
  3. prathimashivraj says

    August 01, 2017 at 11:35 pm

    New combo, wanna try this lipsmaking chutney

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      August 02, 2017 at 5:40 pm

      Thank you, Prathima!

      Reply
  4. prathimashivraj says

    August 01, 2017 at 11:31 pm

    Cherries in chutney is new for me, but definitely a trial worthy, wanna try this delicious eye pleasing mouth watering chutney asap

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      August 02, 2017 at 5:41 pm

      Thank you, it will be great if you try it !

      Reply
  5. Batter Up With Sujata says

    August 01, 2017 at 8:53 pm

    Cherry chutney looks super yummy. Never thought of making chutney with cherry. Awesome share.

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      August 01, 2017 at 9:52 pm

      Thank you, Sujata! Credit to Mayuri Patel for the unusual ingredient!

      Reply
      • Batter Up With Sujata says

        August 01, 2017 at 11:07 pm

        😍😍

        Reply
  6. sujitha says

    August 01, 2017 at 5:28 pm

    yummy chutney, to go with Parathas or with any kind of bread, bright colour is the highlight..

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      August 01, 2017 at 7:26 pm

      Thank you Sujitha! I loved the sweet and tart flavours and yes, it's so versatile! We had it with home made pita bread and hummus!

      Reply
  7. veenasvegnation says

    August 01, 2017 at 12:02 pm

    I missed out making this in this cherry season. Looks absolutely gorgeous!!!

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      August 01, 2017 at 7:22 pm

      Thank you Veena! It was fun planning this recipe

      Reply
  8. The Girl Next Door says

    August 01, 2017 at 10:45 am

    Love, love, love the sound of this chutney! 🙂

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      August 01, 2017 at 7:21 pm

      Thank you Priya! Loved making it too!

      Reply
  9. Mayuri Patel says

    August 01, 2017 at 9:53 am

    Sujata I'm so glad you took up the challenge of using cherries to prepare this chutney. It looks so delicious.I'm going to make it before I leave Montreal.

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      August 01, 2017 at 7:21 pm

      Lovely! Let me know if you made any changes to the recipe

      Reply

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