Chutney has travelled far beyond Indian kitchens, evolving into music in the Caribbean, finding a place on British supermarket shelves and inspiring new packaged-food categories in India. From chutney soca and Salman Rushdie’s “chutnification” to mango jars, cheese boards and India’s growing ready-to-eat market, the condiment has become a global cultural and commercial phenomenon.

An excerpt from ‘Chutney Chronicles: Recipes, Stories, Wellness’, by Sudha G Tilak.

Chutney has travelled far beyond Indian kitchens, evolving into music in the Caribbean, finding a place on British supermarket shelves and inspiring new packaged-food categories…