Mama Rahim's Apricot chutney

For all the South African diaspora craving for Mrs Ball's chutney. Here is a tried and tested receipe which comes off the pot every year here in Ontario once local nectarines and peaches are in full season. My fellow North Western Transvaalers who have used it say it beats the original.

500gms of dried apricots
3kg fresh nectarines (ripe)
1.5kg of fresh peaches.
200gm of italian prunes (a slight variant and optional).

Cut them up finely and leave them overnight in white vinegar; the vinegar level just enough to cover the fruit (approx 2.3 litres).

Boil above until fruit is soft (2 hrs). Drain the liquid away leaving 20% of the liquid behind.

Take 1kg of onion, 200gms of ginger, 8 cloves of garlic (optional), 6-8 fiery green chilli (thai/periperi) or 2 table spoons of peri-peri/cayenne (3 spoons) powder. Blend these in a food processor.

Liquidise the boiled fruit and place it back in the cooking pot.

Mix liquidised onion garlic chilli mixture to the minced fruit in the same pot. Add 1 teaspoon of black pepper, 2 tablespoon of fine sea salt, Sugar 1.5kg (start with 1kg and adjust to own taste).

Cook at medium high stirring it regularly to prevent it sticking. When the liquid is slightly thick stop and let it cool down over night.

This will yield 4.5 litres of excellent chutney.

Variations
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1. For pure peach/nectarine chutney, drop the apricots.
2. For pure apricots, just use dried apricots and go to 1 kg of dried apricots.

Please pass it along, in favour of my great mom, Mama Rahim.
Will be putting through receipes for Peri-peri sauce and other cooking techniques.

Please pass it on, compliments of Mama Rahim.

We will be putting across several items as my mother who is a divine cook wishes to share her wealth of cooking knowledge with all those seeking it.

There are several more receipes from including hot peri-peri sauce receipe which I will post as well when that is going to be brewed next week. Several other receipes are going to be followed including tomato relish (hot), melie pap (microwave), kebabs, rice dishes, chicken curry, monate mango achar (yes, it is no longer sold in SA), fish kebabs etc.

We will include photos as well so that it will be easier to follow.