2.5 kilo bananas, chopped (or 2.5 kilos mixed fruit such as bananas, starfruit & papaya)

1 to 1 1/2 cups tamarind pulp**

500g. onions, chopped

2 cloves crushed garlic

1 tablespoon grated ginger

2 level teaspoons salt

1 teaspoons ground cumin

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon crushed chilli, more or less to taste

4 cups white sugar

3 cups white wine vinegar

**Soak 1/2 a 400g. block compressed tamarind  in 2 1/2 - 3 cups boiling water till tamarind is soft, pass through a sieve to extract pulp.

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