Skip navigation |

Cape chutney

This fruity chutney is perfect with cheese or cold meats.

Ingredients

  • 150g Traidcraft dried apricots
  • 225g Traidcraft raisins or sultanas
  • 1.2 litres vinegar
  • 225g Traidcraft brown sugar
  • 2 onions, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp ground ginger
  • 1 tbsp ground coriander
  • 1 tbsp mustard seeds
  • 3 red chillies, de-seeded and cut very thinly

Method

  1. Start by soaking the apricots and raisins overnight in vinegar.
  2. When ready, spoon the fruit and vinegar into a heavy pan and add the other ingredients.
  3. Bring slowly to the boil. Simmer for about 1 hour over a very low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the mixture sets.
  4. Leave to cool and then store in clean glass screw-top jars in the fridge.