This easy to make Spicy Baby Tomato & Sweet Pepper Chutney dances on the tongue with notes of sweet, sour and spice. You’ll want to eat this chutney straight out of the jar it’s so good!
If you’re lucky enough to have green fingers and grow your own tomatoes, then you’ll know that preserving them is the best way to enjoy your crop all year round!
I’m quite new to tomato growing so have yet to harvest mine but they’re doing really well for a change. I made this chutney when I came across some bargain mixed tomatoes and sweet mini peppers.
Where does Chutney originate from?
Chutney (chatni) originates from the Indian subcontinent where they take the form of freshly made sauces to accompany a meal eg yogurt based cucumber and mint raita, tomato relish, etc.
Along the way, sugar (jaggary) was added to tart fruits in Indian chutneys. Eventually, chutneys got anglicised with the addition of brown sugar and vinegar in order to preserve them for long storage eg Mango Chutney.
What’s in Spicy Baby Tomato & Sweet Pepper Chutney?
I adapted my Mixed Tomato Chutney recipe which was based on a Nigel Slater recipe.
So along with the mixed baby tomatoes, red onions, mustard seeds, garlic, salt, and Muscovado sugar, I added sweet mini peppers, chilli flakes, ground ginger, cider vinegar, and currants.
You might wonder why currants and not sultanas. Well, they’re what I had and they went very well!
However, if you prefer to use sultanas, raisins or any other dried fruit then feel free to use what you have!
Serving Suggestions for Spicy Baby Tomato & Sweet Pepper Chutney
This tomato chutney is perfect with cheese, cold meats, sandwiches, burgers, stirred into casseroles or just straight out of the jar. Believe me, you’ll be inventing excuses to eat this delicious chutney.
How soon can you eat Spicy Baby Tomato & Sweet Pepper Chutney after making it?
Often chutneys need to mature for a couple of months before they’re at their best but this chutney is so delicious you can eat it straight away! Just wait for it to cool though!
How long will this tomato and pepper chutney keep and how should it be stored?
To enjoy this chutney it’s best I would advise keeping it in a cool, dry, dark place and eating it within 12 months. Once opened it should be kept in the fridge and eaten within 4 weeks. Although it will be a miracle if you have any left after a week!
What sort of pan should you make chutney in?
A large stainless steel or enameled pan should be used as the vinegar won’t react with these, keeping the flavour at its best.
More Chutney Recipes
Once you’ve tried my tomato & pepper chutney you should check out these chutney recipes:
Plus check out these more traditional fresh Indian chutney recipes:
- Coriander & Mint Raita
- Coriander Chutney a.k.a. dhania ki chutney
- Coconut Chutney a.k.a. nariyal ki chutney
Do leave a comment and rating when you make this chutney as it really helps other readers as well as makes my day! You can also tag @FabFood4All on social media with your pictures as I love seeing my creations come to life!
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Spicy Baby Tomato & Sweet Pepper Chutney
Equipment
- 1 Digital scales
- 1 Chopping Board
- 1 Sharp knife
- 1 Set of measuring spoons
- 1 preserving pan or similar
- 1 long wooden spoon
- 1 ladle
- 1 jam funnel optional
- 3 preserve jars and lids
Ingredients
- 750 g mixed baby tomatoes (red, orange & yellow) halved, leaving a few of the smaller ones whole
- 175 g mixed sweet mini (bell) peppers (red, orange & yellow) diced
- 350 g red onions chopped
- 1 tsp sea salt flakes
- 2 tsp mustards seeds
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp crushed chillies flakes, more if you wish
- 2 garlic cloves finely sliced
- 300 ml apple cider vinegar I used organic
- 90 g currants or sultanas
- 225 g light muscovado sugar
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a preserving pan except the tomatoes.
- Bring to the boil and then reduce to a simmer for 25 minutes, stirring often.
- Add the tomatoes and simmer for a further 35 minutes, still stirring. (The chutney will go syrupy and part easily when a wooden spoon is dragged through it).
- Ladle into the hot jars and seal with lids.
- Makes about 800 mls (2 – 3 jars).
Video
Notes
Sterilise jars by washing in hot soapy water (or take straight from dishwasher), fill with boiling water, empty and then place in oven for 20 minutes at 140°C where you leave them until the chutney is ready. Washed lids should be sterilised with boiling water and then left to drain (if they don’t dry in time I pop them in the oven once the jars have finished “cooking” and just run the fan to dry them off for a few minutes).
Joanne
Absolutely divine!!!! I made this chutney yesterday and it was so easy. I followed the recipe but I did take the skins off the tomatoes – I soaked the tomatoes in boiling water for about 20 minutes or so, quite easy to do, just a little time consuming but well worth it. I would up the chilli flakes to 1 tsp next time, give it a little more fire My chutney is their jars, with Christmas decorations on, ready for gifting, looks fantastic
Camilla
Awesome Joanne, so glad you like the recipe and can make further tweaks to make it to your taste:-)
Faith
Thank You So Much! This is absolutely awesome! I just finished up and I was tasting & sampling, through out the process. I made something similar to this a few years back but could never locate that recipe again. Well, after making this one I’ll no longer look for that previous one nor will I search for a new one. This recipe is a keeper! I had to convert the metric measurements but I had a scale that helped and there are so many apps that one could use if they don’t have a food scale. I didn’t have muscovado so I substituted that with dark brown sugar. I used quarter pint sized jars (4 ounce size) and this filled 8 of them. Again, thank you so much for sharing this recipe!
Camilla
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback Faith, so very happy that you love this chutney:-)
Suzanne
This looks so good! What a great way to eat garden produce!
Camilla
Thanks Suzanne, do let me know if you try it:-)
Jane
Have made this so many times… I love it, I will be making a batch tomorrow to take to friends. The recipe is clear and perfect to me, and thank you for it.
Camilla
Awesome Jane, so glad you like the recipe:-)
Rev
Can someone here can convert measurements to U.S. pounds, cups etc. please?
Camilla
Hi Rev, I would love to help but you cannot accurately convert a weight to a volume measurement and I’m not here to give out false information which could lead to recipe failure. For $1.99 you can buy digital scales that do grams and ounces from Amazon, I highly recommend you buy a set which will enable you to make preserves and bakes accurately from non US sites.
Julie
Looking forward to trying this in summer. (I’m in Australia). Do you think it would work with chopped up full size tomatoes? Would the recipe have to be altered?
Camilla
Cherry tomatoes tend to be quite sweet so the flavour will be a bit different, I’d just use vine ripened tomatoes in that case chopped to a similar size.
Gwen
Do you wAter bath this recipe? If so how longer??
Camilla
Hi Gwen, no water bathing isn’t something we do for jam and chutney in the UK but if you wish to, I’d follow the jar manufacturers guidelines.
Judy
I have made two batches of this chutney this week. The first batch I made pretty much exactly to the recipe but three times the quantity. I was so impressed I have just made another batch – this times x 4! The second batch I substituted quite a few of the ingredients but kept the ratio the same – once again it turned out beautifully.
Camilla
Awesome Judy, so pleased you love the recipe and that you made it your own too:-)