Sweet Tamarind Chutney

 Tamarind chutney is a spiced, sweet and tangy sauce served with Indian chaat snacks or fried snacks like samosa, kachori or pakoda. This sweet and tangy tamarind chutney is extremely flavourful and tastes delicious. A well prepared Tamarind Chutney elevates the taste and flavour of chaats and snacks.

Ingredients:

• 70g seedless tamarind
• 2¼ cups water, divide
• 1 tsp oil
• ¼ tsp cumin seeds
• ¾ cup jaggery, if you don't have, can be replaced with brown sugar
• ½ tsp cumin powder
• ½ tsp kashmiri chili powder
• ½ tsp kala namal, or black salt
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp ginger powder
• ¼ tsp red chili powder

Method:

Add seedless tamarind in a pan and add 1½ cups water to it.

Put it on heat and bring to boil. As soon as it comes to boil, turn off heat, cover the pan with a plate and let it remain like that for 30 minutes.

Then transfer the mixture to a blender and blend to a fine paste.

Sieve the mixture using a strainer to get rid of all the fiber. Add additional ½ cup water while sieving the mixture.

Now heat the oil in a wok on medium heat. Add cumin seeds and let the cumin seeds splutter.

Add in the prepared tamarind paste and mix well.

Add jaggery, sugar and mix until the jaggery and sugar dissolve, around 2-3 minutes. Then add cumin powder, Kashmiri red chili powder, kala namak, salt, ginger powder and red chili powder. Mix everything well.

Simmer the chutney on medium heat for around 6-7 minutes until the chutney thickens. Taste test and adjust sweetness accordingly. Also you can simmer more for thicker chutney. 

Let the chutney cool down and store in a airtight glass container in the refrigerator. Serve sweet tamarind chutney with samosa, chaats, etc.