Teatime Temptation - Scones with Apricot, Raisin Chutney
Now that summer days are fading away and our thoughts turn to Autumn, our thinking about what we eat and what we cook changes as well.
Weather is changing so fast and today, a crisp morning with chill air blowing your hair away and make you feel so cold you run inside and gasp for a cup of hot chai.
When i picked Noel and came home, It was drizzling n as soon as I parked the car and we went in, the heavy downpour started and we were so luckily that we weren’t stuck in that.
I made this amazing chutney which I tasted when my colleague brought this for us to work and I couldn’t resist having this with chicken pie and everyone were up for seconds imme. I requested her this recipe and added my own tinge to it by spicing it up with ginger.
Here’s how I made the chutney:
Couple of handfuls of Apricots, finely chopped
Raisins: a handful, i used the green ones!!
1 tbsp oil
1 onion finely chopped
1 garlic clove, sliced finely
1tsp grated ginger
150 ml orange juice
1 tbsp of Cyder Vinegar( I actually bought this from an award winning Organic farm in our County Suffolk )
2 tbsp sugar
First heat a tbsp of oil and fry onions and garlic till they are light brown and soft and then add raisins,apricots, ginger, orange juice and vinegar. Now let it bubble gently for about 15minutes on medium flame till the apricots become pulpy and most of the liquid is nicely absorbed by the apricots. Stir in the sugar and as soon a it turns sticky, turn off the heat and let it cool.
Its tastes so good and amazing to have it with scones or as sandwich filling. We ditched our jam and jelly with our scones this afternoon and had them with butter and this simple Apricot, Raisin Chutney
Stumble it!
September 25th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
Very innovative Padamaja, looks colourful and delicious too. Very nice entry.
September 25th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
the chutney is a nice idea and looks too good and vibrant.
September 25th, 2007 at 10:28 pm
this is a nice recipe!! I love biting into apricots
September 25th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
Thats a winner of a chutney recipe! really, i can imagine the taste, yummy!
September 26th, 2007 at 12:19 am
Cinnamon smells festive after September. BTW, I am assuming the chutney needs to be refrigerated.
September 26th, 2007 at 12:48 am
such a lovely color.
i make an apricot chutney without any onion/garlic, would like to try this sometime
September 26th, 2007 at 2:46 am
I probably said it before but I’ll say it again. Love the new looks and the scones - lovely.
September 26th, 2007 at 3:03 am
I bookmark your recipe my dear. This is new and delicious recipe. Thanks for sharing. Rocking post…..:)))
September 26th, 2007 at 3:12 am
this will be great with dried figs too. thanks for the recipe. ginger is a nice addition to this.
September 26th, 2007 at 5:38 am
That is lovely Padmaja. A nice spread for breads. Viji
September 26th, 2007 at 5:45 am
looks delicious. lovely idea
September 26th, 2007 at 6:04 am
Oh yum… apricots and raisin combo must’ve tasted great… I just had these in a salad last night, and the chutney will be even better… it is a keeper padmaja..
September 26th, 2007 at 6:41 am
Lovely entry Padmaja…very creative
September 26th, 2007 at 8:26 am
Madhu!!
Nice to see you here and yes they were delicious!!
September 26th, 2007 at 8:27 am
Dee
What u said is very true, the bite and little chewiness is soemthing cherishable in apricots
September 26th, 2007 at 8:28 am
suganya!!
ya it will stay for a week in the fridge but i very much doubt it as hubby and noel couldn’t stop eating yest
September 26th, 2007 at 8:29 am
Richa!!
Hey thats really nice, have u posted your recipe anytime? would love to try your version as well!!
September 26th, 2007 at 8:30 am
kajal, do give it a try!!
its delicious
September 26th, 2007 at 8:43 am
viji -
they were incredibly tasty.thank u for dropping by
Nags -
Thank you and glad you dropped by, sending over my entry to your event today
Sig -
Thank you for dropping by and ya it was indeed very tasty
September 26th, 2007 at 8:44 am
Apple!!
welcome to my blog and glad to see you here!
September 28th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
I like both apricots and raisins. So thanks for the chutney that I can try.