Curried Apricot & Apple Chutney

Name: Curried Apricot & Apple Chutney
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Ingredients: 200 ml/7 fl oz/scant 1 cup coconut milk; 1½ tsp curry powder; ¾ tsp ginger paste; 185 ml/6 fl oz/¾ cup apple cider vinegar; 175 g/6 oz onions, chopped; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz/2¾ cups dried apricots, chopped; 425 g/15 oz cooking apples, peeled, cored and chopped; 150 g/5½ oz/heaped ⅔ cup granulated sugar

Preparation info

Makes about:
1.25 kg

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 25

Appears in

The Art of Preserving

By Emma MacDonald

Published 2021

About

This chutney has several uses and it goes particularly well with chicken. Serve as an accompaniment to cold chicken, or add a spoonful to yogurt and use as a dressing for a chicken salad, or to mayonnaise to make Coronation Chicken. Alternatively, add to a stuffing mix to serve with roast chicken.

Ingredients

200 ml/7 fl oz/scant 1 cup coconut milk
1½

Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Put the coconut milk in a jug/pitcher, add the curry powder and ginger paste and mix together.
Put the curried coconut milk and vinegar in a preserving pan. Add the onions, apricots, apples and sugar, stir together and slowly bring to the boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer gently for about 45 minutes until the onions and apricots are soft and no excess