{"id":2509,"slug":"pear-chutney","title":"Pear Chutney","description":"Pear chutney is served as a side dish for many Indian foods. It can be mild to extra hot depending on the individual preference.","ingredients_raw":["4½ lb firm ripe pears","1 large green chile pepper","1½ cups raisins","4 cups sugar","1 cup crystallised ginger, cut small","3 cups white vinegar","½ tsp salt","1 cup water","¼ tsp powdered cloves","½ tsp cinnamon","¼ tsp nutmeg","¼ tsp allspice","6 bay leaves","½ cup liquid pectin"],"ingredients_norm":["firm ripe pear","green chili pepper","raisin","sugar","crystallised ginger","white vinegar","salt","water","powdered clove","cinnamon","nutmeg","allspice","bay leaf","liquid pectin"],"steps":["Pare, core, and slice pears.","Chop pepper finely.","Mix pears, pepper, raisins, sugar, crystallised ginger, white vinegar, salt, and water in a pot.","Use string to tie spices in a cheesecloth bag and add to pears","Simmer mixture until thick, about 2 hours.","Remove spice bag.","Add liquid pectin and boil for 1 minute.","Pour immediately into hot, sterilised jars, and seal straight away."],"categories":["Chutney recipes","Recipes using pear","Indian recipes","Vegan recipes","Recipes for chutney","Recipes using allspice","Recipes using sugar","Recipes using chile","Recipes using ground cinnamon","Recipes using clove","Recipes using candied ginger"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":"3 pints (approximately seven 5-inch jars)","difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Pear_Chutney","source_ref":"4508266","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Pear_Chutney&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"55d434bccd455790380757f492b40d01c724a56c56dd3fba2214fc93fbd0a9c9","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:13Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:13Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/pear-chutney"}