California Walnut Mango Pickle
Ingredients:
- 1 mango
- 1 small green chilli pepper
- 2 teaspoons oil
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 40g California walnuts
Preparation:
- Peel the mango, remove the pulp from the stone and cut into dices.
- Wash the chili pepper and chop finely, then heat oil and sauté the chili pepper briefly.
- Add turmeric and mango, sprinkle with sugar and let stew for about 1-2 minutes. Add vinegar and raise heat for a minute.
- Chop walnuts, toast them in a small pan and mix them with the pickles.
California Walnut Kashmiri Doon Ki Chutney – By Chef Varun Inamdar
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup California walnuts, chopped roughly
- Salt as required
- 2 green chillies
- 10-15 fresh mint leaves
- 1 tablespoon onion, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon royal cumin seeds
- 1/4 cup fresh thick curd
Preparation:
- Place all ingredients in a stone mortar and pestle.
- Grind till it reaches a desired texture and consistency.
- Serve
California Walnut Naga Tomato Chutney – By Chef Varun Inamdar
Ingredients:
- 2 cups tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup California walnuts, chopped roughly
- 2 green chillies, chopped
- 2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
- 2 inch ginger roughly chopped
- 1-2 whole dried red chillies
- 1 cup water
- Salt as required
Preparation:
- In a kadhai, heat the water.
- Add tomatoes, walnuts and all the ingredients.
- Cook this mixture on medium flame stirring intermittently.
- Cook this until all the water dries up.
- Do not let the mixture burn.
- Once done, smash it well with the back of a spoon.
- Serve hot or at room temperature.