Apple Butter Chutney

When my parents’ generation first came to the United States, there were many Indian ingredients that were not readily available here. So they had to develop hacks with commonly found foods in American grocery stores. One of the most common hacks was to use apple butter as a base for date tamarind chutney, a popular everyday condiment. It has the same sweetness and texture as the chutney, and it’s already spiced—it just needed to be doctored up a bit. My mom told me about this hack in case I