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APPLE SEASON WITH MOTI MAHAL
Moti Mahal, the modern Indian restaurant in Covent Garden, will celebrate the apple season by introducing a range of Apple Chutneys using 10 varieties of apples.
Here's a run down of some varieties apples you could add to your menu:
BLENHEIM ORANGE - October to February: The skin has orange flush over a greeny yellow background with much russetting patches and veins. The flesh is firm textured. 'Blenheim Orange' was originally found growing at Woodstock near Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire in about 1740, it received the Banksian Silver medal in 1820.
CHARLES ROSS - October to December: A large dessert apple, also useful for cooking since the flesh stays in tact, having an almost pear-like flavour when cooked. The skin has orange flush and broken red stripes over a greeny yellow background with some russetting. It is aromatic, firm and juicy, with a coarse texture. 'Charles Ross', the apple, was raised in England and first exhibited in 1890.
COX - October to January: The most well known dessert apple, with a rich, slightly sweet, almost nutty flavour. The skin is occasionally russetted, with autumnal reds and yellows over green. It is picked in late September but needs to be allowed to mature off the tree before eating. Cox's Orange Pippin was raised in England in about 1825. Several sorts of Cox are now grown such as 'Queen Cox' which are sold in many shops.
CRISPIN - October to April/May: A medium to large dessert apple, very juicy, crisp, light textured and sweet. A conical shaped apple with fresh light green skin. It is picked and ready to eat in mid October. The flavour mellows to a richer honey flavour and the skin turns more yellow with keeping.
IDA RED - October on to April/May: A dessert apple that cooks well keeping its form. The apple has a slightly flattened shape, with waxy skin, bright red flush over yellow-green background. The flavour is subtle, but pleasant, firm textured, though it can have quite tough skin. It is picked and ready to eat in late October, more valuable for culinary purposes. 'Idared' was originally raised in America in 1935.
KIDD'S ORANGE RED - October to January: A dessert apple, with a very rich, very sweet, fine flavour and very firm texture. The skin has a pinky crimson flush, with darker stripes over pale yellow background, and some russet flecks. It is picked in early October.
SPARTAN - October on to April: A dessert apple, juicy, crisp, with a fine, light texture. The flavour is a sweet, rich grape flavour. It has a very deep purple skin. It is picked and ready to eat in mid October onwards. Spartan is of Canadian origin.
CHEF'S OWN GARDEN APPLES - September to October: A very sharp sourish apple, heavy texture, only green. Good for making chutney.
Words Clare Riley
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