What is this sauce?

August 10, 2011 3:54 PM

What is this delicious sauce from Gujarat?

A friend who bought it for me said it is pretty ubiquitous at restaurants and in homes. To my North American palate it tastes similar to marmalade, but spicier, funkier, and deliciouser. Would love to know what it's called, where to buy it (I live in the Bay Area but would resort to the internet), and ideally, a recipe so I can make more myself.

posted by serazin to Food & Drink (7 answers total)

Try Vic's on 4th in Berkeley.
posted by babbyʼ); Drop table users; -- at 4:00 PM on August 10, 2011

It's looks like a chutney of some variety.
posted by holgate at 4:10 PM on August 10, 2011

It's a type of mango pickle called chundo -- here's a recipe (though I haven't tried making it myself).
posted by peacheater at 4:11 PM on August 10, 2011 [1 favorite]

And it looks like Amazon sells it.
posted by peacheater at 4:17 PM on August 10, 2011

peacheater has it. It is Shredded Mango Chutney.
posted by vidur at 7:18 PM on August 10, 2011 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thanks all. I'll check at Vic's or some of the South Asian markets on University. The fermenting/slow "cooking" method of making this appeals to me, so I'll give that a shot at some point too.

I especially enjoyed the suggestion on that last Amazon link: Serving Tips: Use with nachos, potato chips, sandwiches, fries, croissants, etc.
posted by serazin at 9:26 PM on August 10, 2011

There should be plenty of Indian shops in the Bay area where you can get it. It's called "chunda" or "chundo".
posted by bbyboi at 2:05 PM on August 16, 2011