TAMARIND CHUTNEY

 TAMARIND CHUTNEY

Tamarind chutney is also known as saunth chutney or sonth chutney or imli ki meethi chutney in north India. This sweet tamarind chutney is spiced with dry ginger powder. Dry ginger or dry ginger powder is also called as Saunth or Sooth in hindi. hence the name of this chutney.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup tamarind, seedless (buy here: Freshey's seedless tamarind cubed 

3-4 tbsp jaggery

1 tsp dry ginger powder/saunth powder

1 tsp red chilly powder

1/2 tsp freshly roasted cumin powder

1/2 tap black salt

1/2 tsp garam masala

2 tbsp kishmish

1 tbsp roasted melon seeds

2 cups water

Recipe:

1. Soak tamarind in 1 cup of hot water. After sometime squeeze all the imli and form a thick pulp of it .
2. In a pan, add 1 cup of water and tamarind pulp, cook for sometime.
3. To this, add salt, red chilly powder, dry ginger powder, cumin powder and jaggery.
4. Cook for 4- 7 minutes, adjust salt and jaggery if needed.
5. Once the chutney gets cool, blend the mixture in a food processor to smooth paste. ( add 1/4 cup water or less if needed ) 
6. Strain Imli Chutney/Tamarind/Meethi chutney through a strainer.
7. Bring it to a boil again, add kishmish and roasted melon seeds.

Serve with dahi Bhalla or snacks.

Enjoy and keep showering your love.