Courgette Chutney (or pickle)

Ingredients: 1 tsp vegetable oil 1 heaped tsp kalonji seeds 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds 200ml vinegar 200g jaggery or brown sugar 2 large courgettes chopped into chunks 20g ginger, sliced ( I like to add quite a lot of ginger) 1 large onion, sliced 1 tsp salt, or to taste 1 tsp chilli powder, optional Preparation: Heat the oil in a heavy pan and add the cumin, mustard and kalonji until they sizzle and become fragrant – this should only take a minute. Add the onion, ginger, vinegar, jaggery (or sugar), chopped courgette and bring to a boil then leave to simmer stirring occasionally until it gets to a thick consistency (about 45 minutes). Season with salt and chilli powder then stir to keep it from sticking. Put the chutney into a sterilised glass or pickling jar and leave to cool. Once cooled seal the jar […]