Curried Fruit Compote

Name: Curried Fruit Compote
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: South Asia — Muslim traditions
Ingredients: 1 lb pineapple chunk; 1 large ripe pear; 1 large sweet apple; 12 dried apricots; 12 prunes; 0.25 cup brown sugar; 2 tsp curry powder

Pineapple, pear and apricots come together in this South Asian dessert, perfumed with curry powder and baked in the oven. It's finished with yogurt.

1 hr 10 min · Serves 12 · Medium

Ingredients

453.59 gpineapple chunk
1 large ripe pear
1 large sweet apple, unpeeled, quartered, cored and then sliced 1/8 inch thick
12 dried apricots, havles cut in half
12 prunes, cut in half
59.15 mlbrown sugar, firmly packed
2 tspcurry powder

Method

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Time: Prep 10 min · Cook 60 min · 70 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Have a 2 quart covered casserole ready. Drain pineapple, reserving liquid.
2
Combine pineapple and remaining fresh and dried fruit in a large bowl. In a small bowl, combine resrved pineapple juice with brown sugar and curry powder.
3
Mix well and pour over fruit. Mix until fruit is evenly covered. Place in prepared casserole. Bake covered, 1 hour.
60 min
4
Serve warm or cold. Top with yogurt if desired.