Tamarind and Date Chutney

Name: Tamarind and Date Chutney
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 150 ml water; ½ lemon, juiced; 120 g dates; 2 tsp tamarind concentrate paste; ½ tsp Kashmiri chilli powder; ½ tsp salt, or to taste; 1 tsp caster sugar

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

Chilli & Mint

By Torie True

Published 2021

About

The tart tangy taste of tamarind (try saying that fast!) works so well with the sweetness of dates, making this chutney the perfect accompaniment to pretty much any Indian snack or even cheese. It’s quick and easy to make, requires no cooking whatsoever and will last in the fridge for up to a week.

Ingredients

120 g dates
150 ml water
½ tsp

Method

Before putting the dates into your blender, chop them up and remove the stones. Add a little of the water to help soften them and blitz to a rough paste.
Add the Kashmiri chilli powder, lemon juice, salt, sugar and 1 teaspoon of the tamarind paste to the blender, the