How should fruit be weighed for chutney?

Question

Should chutney fruit be weighed prepared (peeled and cored) or weight of whole fruit? Does it affect the end product.

Answer 1

One comment explains the difference between

• “[unit of measurement] fruit/vegetable, [method of processing]” = “weight/measure first, then prepare” and
• “[unit of measurement>] [processed in a certain way] fruit/vegetable” = prep first, then measure.

This works reasonably well for English recipes. But not all culinary traditions and not all language patterns are the same. If the description in ingredient list is inconclusive, a good indicator is to read the instructions: if the recipe has a a version of “peel / core / chop / remove x”, it’s probably the former. If not, I’d assume the latter, meaning previously prepped ingredients.