Date and Tamarind Chutney

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Ingredients
  • 500g Dates (seedless)
  • 50g Tamarind (seedless)
  • 01-02cups of water
  • 1/2cup of hot water
  • 02tbsp red chili powder
  • 02-03tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 02tbsp sugar
  • Salt to taste


Method
  1. Wash dates and cut it into small pieces
  2. Put tamarind into a small ball and add 1/2cup of water and squeeze the tamarind and make tamarind paste.
  3. Grind the dates using a chutney grinder (add little bit of water if needed)
  4. Place a deep bottom pan or a clay pot or medium low heat and add tamarind, 01cup of water, red chili powder, ginger garlic paste & let it simmer for few minutes.
  5. Add salt to taste
  6. Add the date paste and stir well (if the wateriness needed more, add ½ a cup of water)
  7. Cook few minutes
  8. Keep aside to simmer down and store in a dry air tight clay or glass vessel.
  9. Keep in a cool dry place



Tips   
  • The sweetness and the hotness will depend on your taste.
  • You can use this chutney with carrots, banana chilies, and shallots and heat the mixture in low medium heat and consume.

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