Sweet tamarind chutney

Name: Sweet tamarind chutney
Yield: Serves 6–8
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 5 ml/1 tsp coriander seeds; 5–7.5ml/1–1½ tsp chilli powder; 10 ml/2 tsp concentrated tamarind paste; 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup cold water; 5 ml/1 tsp cumin seeds; 150 g/5 oz dried stoned (pitted) dates; 5 ml/1 tsp salt; 10 ml/2 tsp soft light brown sugar

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

This sweet and tart chutney, Amli Ni Chutney, enlivens all kinds of fried and grilled snacks. Use it as dip and serve with kebabs, pakoras and bhajiyas. In India, tamarind pods are soaked in water, then the seeds are removed and the flesh is pushed through a sieve to prepare the chutney.

Ingredients

150 g/5 oz dried stoned (pitted) dates
5 ml/1

Asia
India
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Put the dates in a heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water. Leave to soak for 20 minutes to rehydrate them, then drain in a colander or sieve (strainer).
Dry-roast the cumin and coriander seeds in a small, heavy pan for about 1 minut