Name: 69 Tomato Chutney
Ingredients: 1 cup water 1 cup chopped raisins salt cook all together 1 1/2; 1 cup chopped raisins salt cook all together 1 1/2; 3/4 cup lemon juice 1 cup water 1 cup chopped raisins salt cook all together 1

Why it works: Raisin and lemon are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,742 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

69 Tomato Chutney

Ingredients

1 cup water 1 cup chopped raisins salt cook all together 1 1/2
1 cup chopped raisins salt cook all together 1 1/2
3/4 cup lemon juice 1 cup water 1 cup chopped raisins salt cook all together 1

Directions

Combine 1 qt sliced tomatoes, 1 qt sliced onions, ¾ cup lemon juice, 1 cup water, 1 cup chopped raisins, and salt.
Cook all together for 1½ hours.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

74Calories

1 gProtein

0 gFat

20 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Evora Bucknum Perkins. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Project Gutenberg).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Raisin + lemontop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,742 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Tomatoes (in the method): Form the bulk of the chutney and break down into a thick, moist base as they cook.
Onions (in the method): Soften during cooking, adding savoury depth and body to the chutney.
Lemon juice: Adds acidity that brightens the flavour and balances the sweetness of the raisins.
Raisins: Add sweetness and a chewy texture as they soften in the liquid.

The step that matters

Cooking all together for 1½ hours. The long simmer lets the water evaporate and the tomatoes and onions break down, which thickens the chutney. Stopping early leaves it thin and watery, while the extended cook sets its texture and concentrates the flavours.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.