Heat oil in a medium sauce pot. Add red onion and sauté about 3 minutes until translucent. Add jalapeño and ginger and sauté 1 minute. Add remaining ingredients (apples through salt) and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has evaporated and the chutney has thickened.
Add red onion and sauté about 3 minutes until translucent. Add jalapeño and ginger and sauté 1 minute. Add remaining ingredients (apples through salt) and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has evaporated and the chutney has thickened.
Add 1-2 tablespoons of monk fruit blend or sweetener of choice (or to taste) to the tomato mixture. Simmer sauce gently for about 35-45 minutes or until the liquid reduces and the chutney thickens.
The final chutney is on the savoury side of where the chutney should taste, so its up to you and how you feel about sugar as to how much you want to put in. There’s no doubt about it that chutney needs to have sugar, it acts as a preserving agent, and the balance of the sweet vs sour taste is what chutney is all about.