Grilled Cheese Sandwich with green apple chutney
Photo by Annada Rathi
- Serves
- 2
- Prep Time
- 20 Minutes
- Cook Time
- 10 Minutes
I find green apple an absolute delight to work with – tart with a hint of sweet and absolutely ready to surrender to any flavors that come its way. Not unlike a raw green mango! Takku is a pickle – fresh or made annually in India's summer season, which is unabashedly all about mangoes. I decided to give the same takku treatment to this chutney and bring the betrothed - apple and cheese - in a grilled cheese sandwich together.
Ingredients
Green Apple Chutney
- 1 cup grated green apple (about 1 medium apple)
- 3 teaspoon Kashmiri red chile powder
- 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds crushed roughly
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1/4 teaspoon black mustard seeds
- 1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
- 4 slices of multigrain bread
- 1 tablespoon salted butter room temperature
- 2 teaspoon green apple chutney
- 2 slices of havarti cheese
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Directions
Green Apple Chutney
- Step 1
Squeeze the liquid out of the grated green apple by pressing a handful between the palms of your hand. Discard the liquid.
- Step 2
Pour the squeezed green apple into a bowl. Add red chile powder, salt and crushed black mustard seeds powder.
- Step 3
Heat the smallest saucepan you have. Turn the heat to medium and pour in the oil.
- Step 4
After 2 minutes, add black mustard seeds. Once they stop sizzling, add turmeric and turn the heat off. You’ve just made fodni/tadka or tempered oil. It is a foundational cooking technique of Indian cuisine.
- Step 5
Add the hot fodni/tadka to the green apple mixture and mix well.
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
- Step 1
Butter two slices of multigrain bread.
- Step 2
Place a heaping teaspoon full of green apple chutney on a slice. Follow up with a slice of Havarti cheese.
- Step 3
Cover with another slice and grill in a panini maker or on a cast iron skillet with some weight. Grill as per your preference, I personally prefer light brown grill marks. Serve right away.