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I have a very cookery minded friend, (an MBE no less ) who is coming up next month, bringing me pies, pasties and chutney. It's to die for, the chutney. Gert lush

We're taking them out for lunch and I'll try and get the recipe out of her. Best to ply her with wine

I was in B&M and saw this sweet chilli chutney and got a jar, delish, so why not?

I think that this recipe, with a bit of a tweak, might work. Swap out some of the fruits for chillies and off we go. I'll get back.

Well, we opened the chutney over Christmas, and it was really nice! The in-laws enjoyed theirs too

Let me know how yours goes, Frank!

So, I reduced everything by four, sort of, to make a smalll tester.

Small onion, chopped
1/2 a Breaburn apple
Two Scotch Bonnets
about six mild green chillies
table spoon of chopped raisins
1/2 teaspoons each of the spices and salt
80g brown sugar
a good splash of apple cider vinegar
water

I then loosely followed the recipe with modifications on the way. Everything went in the pan but with a small glass of water. I did it on the lowest heat possible and after fifteen to twenty minutes decide that I need to stay with it. It was staying runny and then it dawned - the pectin in the apples from the original recipe was what was thickening it. I boiled down some apple peel and used the water in the chutney mix - it sort of worked. took just over an hour in all.

The taste is there but the consistency is not quite. It needs tweaking a bit and next time I will use jam sugar to up the pectin. It is sweet and tangy with a good bit of heat and is fine with a bit of cheese on a cracker and I reckon it will make a super dip for spring rolls, savoury dim sum, empanadas etc.

Not a good photo as battery was running out.

Oh sorry, I missed this

Sort of a success then Frank!

It has almost gone...!

I have used it with the mixed vegetable patties I make and also with grilled chicken. I will be making more, but following the main recipe more closely.

Just started the last jar! It's tasted better, the older it gets

Well I found another jar, at the back of the cupboard! Even better a year later

I will be trying this next year.

I like Branston pckle and Lidl's pikle whichis similar.
Have it with cheese.