Did I ever tell you my favorite color is green? I often use the color in my designs, my most worn sweater is green, I like to wander for hours in the woods among trees in all shades of green, I prepare a lot of this color on my daily plate and it will not surprise you that I am not very disappointed if not all my tomatoes turn red or orange. Because yes, this allows me to cook .... Indian green tomato chutney!

This is a great recipe for tomatoes that stubbornly refuse to ripen and it should make about 1kg chutney.

What you need

• 750g green tomatoes, washed and chopped

• 350g shallots (or onions), chopped

• 200g cooking apples, peeled, cored and chopped

• 300ml malt vinegar

• 2 red chillies

• small piece fresh root ginger, peeled

• a few yellow mustard seeds (optional)

• 100g raisins

• 1 tsp salt

• 200g brown sugar

What you do

• Put tomatoes, shallots and apples in a large, heavy-based pan, with half the vinegar.

• Bring to the boil then gently cook for about 30 minutes, until tender. Add the chillies, ginger, mustard seeds and the raisins.

• Cook on a low heat, stirring from time to time, until the mixture thickens (about 1 hour).

• Add the salt, sugar and the rest of the vinegar, stirring well until the sugar dissolves. Continue cooking until the mixture has thickened.

• Pot into sterilized jars while the chutney is still warm. Seal. Leave for 6 weeks to mature.