Indian Chutney and Pickle

Fogg and Passepartout embark on a long train journey, heading east from Bombay to Calcutta: the Great Indian Peninsula Railway has arrived. Train journeys require a plentiful supply of snacks to keep the hunger-pangs to a minimum and stave off the dreaded boredom. My father used to say, ‘No meal is complete without cheese.’ And in India the same might be said of chutney and pickle: whether for a snack or a main course, it’s the chutney and pickles that make the meal. Here are recipes for a gorgeous tomato chutney and a peach pickle to accompany any savoury nibbles you might encounter.