Green tomato and chilli chutney

Servings: 50 Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Difficulty: Beginner
This recipe for tomato and chilli chutney is one of my favorite condiments to make using green tomatoes. It is simple to make with only a few ingredients, it taste delicious and I serve it with many different nibbles, snacks and meals.
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This Green tomato chutney is a great all round condiment that pairs well with many different meals and snacks. I spread it in my sandwiches, serve it with my cheese and charcuterie board and alongside roast meat just to name a few.

Making this easy vegetable chutney recipe is a great way to use up and preserve your green tomatoes to make them last all year long.

Making tomato & chili chutney or relish is a must do in autumn in my household. It’s easy to make big batches of and can easily be jarred or frozen to use throughout the year. Homemade chutney with hand-picked tomatoes from my garden is much nicer and healthier than store bought chutney! It’s well worth the effort!

A tomato plant with green cherry tomatoes outside
green cherry tomatoes in my garden

In late autumn when my tomatoes have stopped ripening, there is usually a few green tomatoes left on the vine. I don’t let them go to waste. There is many delicious things I can make with them.

This recipe for tomato and chilli chutney is one of my favorite condiments to make using green tomatoes. It’s versatile and easy to make.

Ingredients needed

To make this green tomato and chilli chutney, you can use small or large tomatoes, and it doesnโ€™t matter if you mix and match tomato varieties. A few red and orange once are fine too.

Green tomatoes

Onions

Garlic

chili

sultanas

Apple cider vingar

Brown sugar

cinnamon

Salt

Equipment needed

Chopping board

Knife

Sauce pan

potato masher or whisk

hand blender or mixer ( for a smooth chutney )

How to make chilli tomato chutney

Green tomato and chilli chutney is one of the easiest preserves you can make. Just chop all the ingredients and cook them together for a couple of hours. A great way to use up green tomatoes at the end of the season.

  • Cut the tomatoes in large chunks (cherry tomatoes I leave whole).
  • Put everything together in a saucepan.
  • Bring to the boil and simmer for 2-4 hours until it is thickened, dark and jam like.
  • Mash it up with a potato masher for a chunky tomato chutney or mix it with the hand blender for a smooth consistency.

This green tomato chilli chutney has a thick, sticky texture, which comes from the tomatoes and onion being cooked long and slow in a mixture of brown sugar, vinegar and spices until the vegetables have broken down and all the moisture has absorbed to a jam like consistency.

Green tomato and chili chutney ingredients in a sauce pan early on in the cooking process
Green tomato chili chutney starting to boil

Mix and match large and small tomato varieties. A few red or orange once mixed in is fine

Green tomato and chili chutney cooking in a sauce pan to thick consistency
Cook slowly until itโ€™s a jam like consistency and the vegetables have broken down.

Chunky or smooth

This green tomato chutney recipe can be made chunky or smooth. It’s a personal preference! Both are great!

To make chunky tomato chutney, I recommend using a potato masher or a whisk and simply just smash the cooked vegetables to your preferred consistency.

For smooth green tomato chili jam consistency, I like to use a stick blender, but a food processor works well too.

How to serve green tomato and chilli chutney

I like serving this autumn tomato chutney with:

  • Roast meat or pork chops
  • as a spread in sandwiches or burgers
  • It’s excellent on a cheese board
  • Perfect with a charcuterie board
  • Mix the chutney with mayonnaise and natural yogurt and serve as a dip
  • Try it with my sunflower seed crackers or my Fluffy focaccia bread.

A great all round chutney. It pairs really well with my roast duck recipe and alongside my Bacon and egg Pie amongst many other dishes.

Tomato chutney for long storage

Making chutney and relish is a great way to preserve your home grown produce. Read more about preserving and storing food here.

You can either store the chutney in sterilized jars or freeze it in good zip lock bags. Both methods works well and the tomato chili relish will last for a long time. At least one year until it’s time to make a new batch.

I leave the jars of chutney in an outside cupboard where itโ€™s dark and cool. I only store them in the fridge once the jar has been opened. 

Variations and substitutes

  • You can substitute part of the green tomatoes with apples, chopped capsicum or bell pepper
  • Add more chilli or leave it out depending on your heat preference
  • Substitute the tomatoes with courgette and apple
  • Substitute the apple cider vinegar with malt or red wine vinegar

Check out my other easy preserve recipes:

Apple sauce compote

strawberry tree jam

Try this chili tomato chutney recipe yourself. I’m sure you love it!

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Green tomato and chilli chutney

This easy green tomato chutney is rich, sweet and sour, with a hint of spice from the chili. It pairs well with cheese, bread, cured as well as roast meats and more.

Prep Time 20 mins Cook Time 3 hrs Rest Time 1 hr Total Time 4 hrs 20 mins Difficulty: Beginner Servings: 50 Best Season: Fall

tomato and chilli chutney recipe

tomato chilli chutney recipe

Instructions

  1. chutney tomato and chilli
    • Cut the tomatoes in large chunks (cherry tomatoes I leave whole).
    • Put everything together in a saucepan.
    • Bring to the boil and simmer for 2-4 hours until its thickened, dark and jam like.
    • Mash it up with a potato masher for a chunky tomato chutney
      Green tomato and chili chutney ingredients in a sauce pan early on in the cooking process
      Green tomato chili chutney starting to boil
      or mix it with the hand blender for a smooth consistency.ย 
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10 Comments

  1. Marie Breton says:

    This was such a lovely chutney, highly recommend!

    1. Thank you Marie! I’m glad you liked it

  2. These are so good! I always love your recipes!

    1. Thanks Eric! I appreciate your comment and happy that you like my recipes!

  3. Lisa says:

    I am always looking for new ways to use green tomatoes (we end up with a lot of them in USDA Zone 8B). When I’ve canned all the chow chow and green salsa I can, this one is next! Thanks so much for the great recipe.

    1. Thanks Lisa, I hope you end up making it and liking it! It’s a great condiment that you will end up serving with many things!

  4. cassie says:

    What a great combination of flavors! I can’t wait to try this recipe!

    1. Thanks Cassie! I hope you like it!

  5. amy liu dong says:

    This is a new recipe that needs to be added to my book. It is so easy and definitely delicious! Thank you!

    1. Thanks Amy, I’m glad yo liked it!

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