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Tamarind Chutney
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5 from 2 votes

Tamarind Chutney Recipe

Tamarind Chutney is a traditional Indian Chutney, which is served along with tasty snacks. 
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Soaking Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Accompaniment, Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4
Calories: 129kcal
Author: Harshad

Ingredients

  • 50 gm Tamarind (Imli) soaked into Water
  • 100 gm Jaggery (Gurh)
  • 2 tsp Cumin Seeds (Jeera)
  • 1 tsp Coriander Seeds (Dhaniya)
  • 2 tsp Dry Ginger Powder (Soonth Powder)
  • 1 tsp Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirch Powder)
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida (Hing)
  • Water
  • Salt

Instructions

  • Heat a pan on medium flame and dry roast the Cumin Seeds and Coriander Seeds.
  • Grind them into a powder and keep aside.
  • Soak Tamarind in Water for an hour or so.
  • Sieve the soaked Tamarind and extract all the pulp in a bowl.
  • Heat the same pan again and pour the Tamarind water into it.
  • Now, add the roasted Cumin and Coriander Seeds Powder, Dry Ginger Powder, Red Chili Powder, Asafoetida, Jaggery, and Salt to it.
  • Mix it well and let it simmer till the Jaggery dissolves into Tamarind water completely.
  • Once you get the desired consistency and color, switch off the flame and take the Chutney out in a bowl.
  • Let it cool down a bit before serving with your favorite snacks.

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Notes

  1. If it turns little sour, add some refined sugar to fix the taste as per your liking.
  2. You can also use readymade Tamarind paste to prepare this Chutney.
  3. If you want to use Dates in it, you may follow 1:1:1 ratio for Tamarind, Dates, and Jaggery.