Spiced Cranberry Date Strawberry Chutney Recipe
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Spiced Cranberry Date Strawberry Chutney Recipe
This recipe is perfect for the holidays or any time of year you are craving sweet, tangy, spicy. It makes a great chutney or spread for bread or toast. Cranberries are famous for their support of a healthy urinary tract, but, like most berries they're also high in antioxidants making them great for anti-ama (waste accumulation), anti-aging, cancer prevention and heart health.
Ingredients:
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1 cup cranberries (fresh when possible, if not, soak frozen in hot water and strain once melted)
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1 cup chopped pitted dates (best to soak them over night in 1 cup water and retain water to use in this recipe)
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1/2 cup strawberry chunks, or blueberries or raspberries
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¼ c jaggery as needed per taste – this should be sweet and tangy to your liking
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1 cup water (unless you soaked dates, then use the water you used there)
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3 cloves
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1 star anise (whole if you have it) – this is as much for decoration as it is for flavor and digestion enhancement
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3 pinches cardamom
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3 pinches nutmeg
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1-2 thread saffron
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2 Tbs fresh chopped ginger
Directions:
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Bring all ingredients to a boil
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Cover
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Simmer 10-15 minutes until cranberries as mushed and it has thickened
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Optional: You can mush with potato masher until desired consistency – chunky can be funnnn
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Stir occasionally
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Adjust taste as needed
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To make it a little more savory: you can add in ½ tsp toasted & crushed cumin seeds and 1/8 tsp crushed black pepper
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To keep it sweeter: Garnish with squeeze of orange juice and stir to incorporate, and add more sweetener as you go along