Tangy Tamarind- Date Chutney

Ingredients

• •¾ cup/150g Dates, Seedless
• •½ cup/100g Jaggery
• •10 gm Tamarind (Lime size ball) or to taste
• •2 tsp Roasted cumin powder
• •2 tsp Chili powder
• •Asafoetida - few pinches
• •1 nos. Black cardamom
• •4 tsp Garden cress seeds, soaked
• •¼ tsp Whole cumin
• •2 Whole dry red chilis
• •½ tbsp Oil

Method

1. 1
   Pressure-cook the dates, jaggery, tamarind for one whistle, adding a whole black cardamom
2. 2
   Cool ,remove the black cardamom and grind to a smooth paste
3. 3
   Add 1/4th cup water
4. 4
   Add roasted cumin powder, salt, chili powder, and mix well.
5. 5
   Heat oil in a Kadhai. Add the whole cumin, asafoetida and red chili immediately. Pour the chutney paste.
6. 6
   Cook for a few minutes.
7. 7
   Chutney should not be very thick. You may add a little water and cook well.
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