Date Tamarind Chutney/Khajur Imli ki Chutney/Sweet Tamarind Chutney

khajoor imli ki chutney/sweet tamarind chutney is the most popular chutney of Northern India .It is served with each and every snack and chaat items ,no chat is complete without drizzling few spoons of this tangy chutney.Making tamarind chutney is quite easy if you add the ingredients in correct ratio to balance the sweet and sour taste of it

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Serves: 4
Cuisine: Indian Recipe,North Indian
Course: Chutney /Dips
Category: Vegetarian Recipe
Level of cooking: Medium
Taste:  Sour and sweet

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Ingredients:

1 cup dates (khajur)
1/2 cup grated jaggery (gur)
1 tsp chilli powder
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
salt to taste
3 tbsp Raisins / Kishmish(Optional)
2 tbsp Ginger / Adrak grated(Optional)
1.5 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder / Jeera Powder(Optional)
1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder (Optional)
1 tsp Black Salt / Kala Namak (Optional)

Preparation:

Wash the dates and remove the seeds.Soak tamarind in 1 cup water for 1/2 hour and then remove all the seeds carefully.0

Method:

Strain the tamarind through a strainer, adding water, to facilitate this.Add enough water to the pulp, to make it into a pouring consistency.Mix in the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil, lower the heat, and let it simmer, stirring occasionally,(Add tamarind and dates in the pressure cooker with 2 cups of water and pressure cook for 2 whistles) till it thickens a bit.Cook on slow flame for 20 minutes.then add roasted cumin powder and garam masala.Give it a boil ,remove from fire and let it cool down completely.fill the prepared tamarind chutney in an airtight glass jar and Keep it refrigerated for a long shelf .Serve as a dip with any snack or starter ,drizzle over your chat or or as a side dish with stuffed paratha ,thepla and masala pooris etc.

Tips:

• You can adjust the consistency of the chutney according to your preference so add little less or more water to make it thinner or thicker as per your requirement.


• Add raisins and ginger,if you have fussy kids then add raisins and ginger in the strained pulp and blend again to make them into fine pieces.


• Instead of Jaggery you can also use sugar/brown sugar as per your taste.


• you can use dry ginger powder instead of using fresh ginger.


• This chutney can be refrigerated in a sterilized jar for up to three months.

Calories and nutritional values of easy dates chutney:

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