Tamarind chutney

Instructions

1. Heat a large pot; add tamarind, dates and jaggery equal around (½ cup each)
2. Pour 2 cups of water into it.
3. Mix and boil all the three ingredients on medium heat for 10-12 minutes until they turn soft.
4. Add kashmiri red chili powder, dry ginger powder, saunf powder, coriander powder, cumin seeds powder, and salt to taste.
5. Mix all these and continue to cook for another 2 minutes until the flavor of the spices comes out.
6. Turn of the flame and cool this mixture completely.
7. Now add the entire mixtursieve e to the mixer grinder and blend until to make smooth puree.
8. Once it is done, than place a over a large bowl and transfers the chutney to it and pass through. You will get smooth thick tamarind chutney. Pour this to a clean glass jar and store in Refrigerator up to 3 months.
9. Use as and when required.
10. Serve the prepared tamarind chutney for preparing sev puri, bhel puri or pani puri etc.

Tips-

• To make Tamarind Chutney, soak the tamarind and dates in warm water for 30 minutes to reduce the boiling time.
• Most important, use seedless dates and tamarind, else tamarind chutney will turn bitter while blending to puree.
• Last, tamarind date chutney stays good for months when refrigerated in a airtight glass jar.