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Ingredients:


360 gms Apricots (Khumani)
1 cup Vinegar (Sirka)
2 cups Water
2 tsp Salt (Namak)
1/2 level tsp Red chili pepper (Lal Mirchi)
2 big Cardamom (Elaichi Moti), crushed
1/4 kg Sugar (Cheeni)
2 tea-spoons long strips of ginger
1 clove garlic, chopped
4 tea-spoons raisins
8 blanched almonds

How to make apricot chutney:

* Put apricots in boiling water till soft..
* Peel and mash the apricots
* Strain the pulp and wash the stones of apricots with one cup of water.
* Cook apricot pulp, ginger, garlic and water of washed stones, almonds and raisins till all the water is absorbed.
* Add vinegar, sugar, salt, cardamoms and red chili pepper and cook till is thick and golden brown
* Put it in jar. This can be kept for one year..

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