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Cranberry Chutney ~ India Inspired

“Oh Indira!”

“Yes, Cranberry?”

“Have you read the comments on my new dosth Dal?”

“Hmm… you want to try the chutney with sesame?”

“Yep, yep….” Cranberry hopped.

OK. Here was the lineup. Cranberry, sesame, onion, garlic and red chilli. Skillet Roasted. Jaggery and salt were added, and together made into chutney.

“Sounds good enough.”

“So, how was it?”

Tart, pungent, hot and sweet. Little bit on the bitter end, but nevertheless yum when eaten with a stack of freshly made chapatis.

Skillet Roasted ~ Ingredients for Cranberry chutney
Skillet Roasted ~ Ingredients for Cranberry Chutney

Cranberry Chutney ~ India Inspired:
(Makes about two cups)

Cranberries – 1 cup
Sesame seeds – ¼ cup
Red onion, cut pieces – about a cup
Dried red chilli – about ¼ cup pieces
Garlic, plump – about two, chopped
Jaggery, crushed – about three tablespoons
Salt – ¾ teaspoon or to taste

Heat a cast-iron skillet. Add and toast sesame seeds to fragrance. Take them in a mixer.

In the same skillet, add a tablespoon of oil. Add and roast to pale brown. First start with garlic, next dried red chilli pieces, then onion and at the end cranberries. Continue roasting and when cranberries start to collapse, turn off the heat. Let the contents of the skillet cool.

Grind the sesame to fine paste. To it, add the skillet contents. Also jaggery, salt and about quarter cup of water. Grind to fine consistency.

Remove to a cup. Enjoy the chutney with rice, chapati or bread.

Cranberry chutney
Cranberry Chutney with Sesame

Posted by Indira©Copyrighted in Cranberries,Sesame Seeds (Friday January 9, 2009 at 2:53 pm- permalink)
Comments (31)

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  1. Yummy as always.. I made a Cranberry chutney with sesame and peanuts few weeks ago. Check it out..

    Thanks !

    Comment by Pallavi — January 9, 2009 @ 3:43 pm

  2. Wow love the chutney.Going to try it soon,Indira
    love the studded skillet pic.

    Comment by vineela — January 9, 2009 @ 3:48 pm

  3. I made a thoku/pachadi similar to this one. Will have to post soon. Looks good Indira.

    Comment by Cilantro — January 9, 2009 @ 4:20 pm

  4. That’s an amazing color. I would make it just for the color.

    Comment by Madhuram — January 9, 2009 @ 6:57 pm

  5. Good to see you back, Indira! Hope all’s well.

    Comment by Anita — January 11, 2009 @ 1:00 am

  6. Beautiful colour. Love both the pictures. I will try the dal first. The other day I made Bhindi sambar & red pepper chutney from your site – turned out really yummy.

    Comment by Shillu — January 11, 2009 @ 8:55 am

  7. Loved the colour of chutney,i just got a huge pack of sesame to make til gud laddus(just to perfect myself b4 sankrat, so i guess i can make some good use of it for this recipe too !

    Comment by Alka — January 11, 2009 @ 1:06 pm

  8. I’m loving your talking food series. 🙂

    I have a bag of cranberries as well. Will give this chutney a try.

    Comment by Kay — January 12, 2009 @ 1:10 pm

  9. Like the colour, chutney is a nice idea t do with cranberries..

    Comment by Madhu — January 12, 2009 @ 1:55 pm

  10. A quick question on the cast iron skillet. I was always told not to cook sour ingredients in a cast iron skillet as it eats away at the iron? And then I have read conflicting reports on the web. It would be great if you can give your input on this.

    Thanks.

    Comment by Smitha — January 12, 2009 @ 2:59 pm

  11. Indira, I have posted the recipe for cranberry rice, if you find time please take a look.

    Comment by Cilantro — January 12, 2009 @ 3:28 pm

  12. Beautiful chutney, Indira! It sounds amazing. 🙂

    Comment by Kalai — January 12, 2009 @ 4:02 pm

  13. Hi Indira

    Good to see you back…How come you are getting so unique wonderful ideas??? Sooper yaar…

    Comment by Anu — January 12, 2009 @ 4:17 pm

  14. Indira, I add menthi podi to this also. Balances the sour flavor of cranberries.

    Comment by Padmaja — January 13, 2009 @ 12:48 pm

  15. Aren’t Cranberries called “Regipallu” in Andhra?

    Comment by Newbie — January 13, 2009 @ 4:29 pm

  16. “Cranberry hopped” ! :):)

    Looks yum indeed, Indira 🙂

    Comment by Linda — January 16, 2009 @ 8:13 pm

  17. oh lovely chutney… love the color

    Comment by kalva — January 25, 2009 @ 6:17 am

  18. Indira,
    Lovely Recipe.I tried different recipe with cranberry few months ago.This one is quite diffrent.I ll give a try for sure.Just wondering if I cna add brown sugar as Im out of jaggery. or Can i use sugar?Pl let meknow

    Comment by madhuri — January 26, 2009 @ 10:47 am

  19. indira,
    I tried yur chutney recipe with cranberry today and it s greatttttttttt with dosas…thanks.. i tried different version but cranberries with onions and jaggery is something new for our famiy.I put brown sugar instead of jaggery as im out of it….

    Comment by msdhuri — March 3, 2009 @ 7:43 pm

  20. what is the maeket rate( per Kg)of Canberry in India? where and which market it is available in Mumbai?

    Comment by rupkumar — June 15, 2009 @ 3:51 am

  21. I learnt cranberry pulihora from my grand mom ‘s sister in Alabama. it is is excellent too. I also make Cranberry coconut chutney

    Comment by viraja — October 19, 2009 @ 10:44 am

  22. Cranberry..hmmm..I really love this picture..will surely try this recipe..no doubt its going to taste great

    Comment by KrsnaBhojana — November 14, 2009 @ 4:03 pm

  23. I tried this today and it was excellent. Lovely color and unique taste. Thanks Indira!

    Comment by Reddy — December 2, 2009 @ 1:41 pm

  24. very nice recipe…lookd yummy i will try

    Comment by Madhavi — April 5, 2010 @ 10:06 pm

  25. where can i buy cranbeery in mumbai to make this dish

    Comment by khyati — March 8, 2011 @ 3:14 pm

  26. wow,very nice recipes,love the chutney,Going to try it soon…….

    Comment by sakib — September 5, 2011 @ 12:45 pm

  27. Its so yummy color is awesome and sure the taste would be more tasty

    Comment by Fresh and tasty recipes — October 18, 2011 @ 4:09 am

  28. I made this chutney… Added fresh coconut in addition to ingredients you said. It turned out so tasty and yummy… Appreciated your recipe…

    Regards,
    Rohini.

    Comment by Rohini — November 8, 2012 @ 8:56 pm

  29. Nice Chutney Recipe. I tried this recipe today. Delicious taste. Thanks for providing this recipe

    Comment by prasanna — October 15, 2015 @ 5:00 am

  30. Nice Recipe..Thanks for sharing this one

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