goosey
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Dried fruit in chutneySorry if this has come up before, but Oim new 'ere, and it would mean a lot of back-reading to find out.
Q; when chutney- making in general, do raisins, currants etc have an important role in the great scheme of things? Because dried fruit disagrees with me  and I thought I'd leave it out and increase the other ingredients. What do you think?
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Bebo
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With chutney you can get away with pretty much what you want I think, except the vinegar and sugar of course. I sometimes leave the dried fruit out when I make it and it turns out OK.
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Jamanda
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I guess you might want to increase the sugar content as dried fruits are quite sweet, and maybe reduce the liquid parts ?
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goosey
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O thanks! It's just that I didn't want to waste a big pot of stuff in a doomed experiment. I'm not too good on cooking. Thanks again
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Nick
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I hate dried fruit, and prefer chutney without it, so yes, you can, and it's nicer.
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gil
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@ goosey - have you got recipes for chutneys withut dried fruit ?
I'm sure I have at least one in a book somewhere, but think it's plum, so not very seasonal at the mo.
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Madame Bear
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Do you dislike semi-dried apricots - the ones you can eat out of the packet?
They are lovely in chutney - natural sweetness and a good flavour too, quite different to the raisin/sultana/currant family.
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goosey
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Not as such, I thought I'd try rhubarb and ginger or what's in season, but my recipe has dried fruit. I'll just leave it out. I love chutney, or any recipe which is basically 'chop it all up and put in one pot'.
Plum sounds delicious, I've got a tree, and it will be in fruit before we know it. Thanks 
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goosey
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Yes I love them Madam Bear, but I think the problem is the 'dried' aspect cos they do it too! Plums are raisins aren't they, but fresh ones don't have that effect. Sorry everyone.
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Mary-Jane
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| Nick wrote: | | I hate dried fruit, and prefer chutney without it, so yes, you can, and it's nicer. |
Peasant...
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Nick
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Well, OK. I exagerate. I dislike sultanas. They ruin a good chutney/pickle for me. Quite like raisins, tho. But this may be because they appear in chocolate bar type things.
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towerhill
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I only buy dried fruit for xmas cake and pudding - usually around October. Any which are left go in with the end of season cucumbers and courgettes with a hulluva lot of spice. Apart from that all my chutneys are dried fruit free.
A jar full of currents is kept over for (old school dinner ish) curries.
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