Chutney in 5 minutes! This amchoor ki chutney is sweet and tangy. It takes minutes to make in an Instant Pot and calls for Indian pantry ingredients. A pour and cook chutney!
What is Amchoor Chutney?
Amchoor ki chutney is basically an Indian sweet and sour sauce. It’s a khatti-meethi chutney. Khatti means sour, and meethi means sweet. See? Indian sweet and sour sauce. It’s a bit spicy too, though you can adjust the spice level if needed.
It’s a great substitute for tamarind chutney. Both chutneys are similar in that they have a fruity, tangy flavor.
The main ingredient here is amchoor powder, also spelled amchur powder.
“I’ve made this twice now and absolutely love it! Saves me from making tamarind chutney and I don’t like the taste of store bought ones. This is perfect! Thanks Ashley for a simple and tasty chutney!”
Ritu
What is Amchoor/Amchur Powder?
Aam means mango, and choor means powder. Amchur is dried green mango powder. Green mangoes are raw and sour, so amchoor powder adds a tangy flavor to recipes.
Indian recipes often call for souring agents (like tamarind, kodumpuli, kokum, dry pomegranate seeds, to name a few). Amchoor powder is a commonly used souring agent – it’s easy to find and used in many recipes. You can find amchoor powder online or at your local Indian grocery store.
When you combine dry mango powder with sugar, water, and spices, you get this chutney.
Easy to Make in an Instant Pot
Pour and cook chutney. Have you heard of such a thing? Forget standing by a pot on the stove and stirring and stirring. With this recipe, you just dump a handful of ingredients into a pot and cook. It’s unbelievably simple.
Look, I’ll show you. Pour a few ingredients into a pot and pressure cook.
Open the lid, pour the chutney into a container and let it cool.
Refrigerate for two hours, and it’s ready to use!
How to Use this Chutney:
You can enjoy this chutney with any Indian snack (chaat) or use it like ketchup! Here are a few ideas:
- Lazy Tikki
- Stuffed Aloo Tikki
- Sweet Potato Tikki
- Aloo Pakora
- Black-Eyed Pea Chaat
- Pani Puri
- Use in place of ketchup! With chicken nuggets, fries, whatever!
Let me know how you use this easy-to-make chutney! 🙂
Instant Pot Amchoor ki Chutney (Indian Sweet and Sour Sauce)
Instant Pot Amchoor ki Chutney (Indian Sweet and Sour Sauce)
Ingredients
- ¾ cup water (6 ounces)
- ¼ cup amchoor (dried green mango powder)
- ¾ cup sugar (150 grams)
- 1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon kala namak (black salt)
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a 6 quart instant pot and mix well.
- Secure the lid, close the pressure valve and cook for 5 minutes at high pressure.
- Quick-release pressure.
- Give it a stir and pour into a container. Let the chutney come to room temperature.
- Put it in the fridge for 2 hours to thicken. The chutney will thicken as it cools. It should coat a spoon, and be easy to drizzle.
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Notes
- You can store the chutney in an air-tight container in the fridge for a week, or in the freezer for 3 months.
- Important: All recipes on my blog are tested using a 6 quart instant pot – I have not tested this recipe in a different sized pot. I don’t know if this recipe will work in a 3 quart or 8 quart. I suggest only using a 6 quart for this recipe, but if you experiment, please leave a comment to let us know how it goes!
Lizard-with-tumour Eater says
The amchoor link is to a page selling Wild Blueberry Powder now. Oops! That might make for a funky chutney 🙂
Hiral says
Sounds so easy. Can you make it without instapot? Thanks.
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Hi Hiral, I’ve only tested the recipe as written in an Instant Pot. I’m sure there’s a way to do it on the stovetop, but I don’t have those directions – maybe one day in the future!
Ari says
Wow, thanks for another easy recipe Ashley! I don’t like the taste of kala namak. Can I replace it with equal portion salt? Thanks!
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Hi Ari, yes you can replace it with salt 🙂
Ari says
Wow, thanks for another easy recipe Ashley! I don’t like the taste of kala namak. Can I replace it with equal portion salt? Thanks!
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Hi Ari, yes you can replace it with salt 🙂
Ritu Chhangani says
I’ve made this twice now and absolutely love it! Saves me from making tamarind chutney and I don’t like the taste of store bought ones. This is perfect! Thanks Ashley for a simple and tasty chutney!
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Ritu, that makes me so happy to hear! Thanks for letting me know how much you like this chutney 🙂
Rita says
I finally got around to making your amchur chutney because I am planning to make ragda pattice with your lazy tikkis. The chutney turned out awesome. I used jaggery instead of sugar (plan to experiment with brown sugar next time) and made it in my 3-quart without tweaking your recipe. Worked just fine. Thank you for this recipe, Ashley!
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Hi Rita, that’s so great to hear! I’m glad the chutney turned out well 🙂 Please let me know how the ragda pattice turns out with the lazy tikki – would love to hear!
Sukhi says
It reminded me of “tamarind Chutney” which my mom use to make 🙂 Super yum! Thank you Ashley for sharing this quick and easy recipe!
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Happy to hear that! Glad you liked it, Sukhi!
Jeannie says
I just made this tonight and plan to use it with Lazy Tikki tomorrow. I made the chutney as directed and it turned out great. Thank you so much for this recipe. I’ve been looking at your entire site and can’t wait to try so many other dishes you’ve so kindly shared.
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Jeannie, that’s so great to hear! Thank you for letting me know how the chutney turned out – hope you love the lazy tikki too!
Lopa says
Made this in my 3 quart IP & it came out perfect, thx Ashley!!
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Hi Lopa, that’s so great to hear! Thank you for letting me know how it turned out for you 🙂 Great to know it worked well in a 3 quart!
Asha says
What an easy and quick recipe! Most of us have the ingredients on hand already. The chutney is very good, a keeper. It’s also a great way to use up amchoor.
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Thanks, Asha! I’m so glad you liked this! 🙂
Maneesha says
Yayy can’t wait to try this!
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Hi Maneesha! Let me know what you think 🙂
Sangeeta mangla says
I made this chutney using jaggery powder and it turned out perfect 👌thank you Ashley for this recipe 😊
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Sangeeta, that’s so great to hear! Thank you for letting me know how it turned out with the jaggery 🙂
Meenakshi says
I made this chutney today. It’s really easy. It goes well with the papdi chaat and cholay chaat. Thanks Ashley!!
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Meenakshi, that’s so great to hear! Thanks for letting me know how it turned out for you 🙂
Alpa patel says
Thank you for recipe!
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Hi Alpa, happy to share it 🙂 Let me know if you give it a try!