How to make Tamarind chutney| Easy Imli Chutney| Tamarind Jaggery Chutney
No chaat is complete without tamarind chutney. It makes the food tasty and spicy at the same time. I have used jaggery (gud to make it more healthy), but you can also use sugar or seedless dates. Tamarind chutney is primarily used in chat recipes (Bhelpuri/paani puri/ sev puri/ raj kachori) but it can also be served with Tikki recipes/ Samosa recipes/ Indian style burgers.
Tamarind / Imli which comes in packed packets are full of dust/ sand and this needs to be cleaned otherwise you will feel the sand in your mouth. To clean the tamarind , you need to keep the tamarind soaked in water for 1-2 hours and then clean it with a sieve plate for 4-5 times. We can finally make imli chutney from the pulp we collect after cleaning it completely.
We can store imli chutney for more than 2-3 weeks. I have used equal measures of Imli/ Water and Jaggery, i.e 1 cup of imli, 1 cup of jaggery and 1 cup of water to it.
| Prep Time | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 20 Minutes |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
- 1 Cup Tamarind/ Imli
- 1 Cup Jaggery/ Gud
- 1 Cup water
- 1 tsp red chilly powder
- 1 tsp dry coriander powder
- 1 tsp Fennel Powder
- 1 tsp Black pepper powder
- 1 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder
- 1 tsp Rock Salt
- 1 tsp fresh grated ginger/ ginger powder
- 1 tsp raisins
- 1 tsp melon seeds
Ingredients
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Instructions
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Soak 1 cup of tamarind in enough water for 1 hour. (You can soak it in warm water also)
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Squeeze the tamarind pulp and remove the sand from it. Strain the pulp and add 1 cup of water to it.
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Switch on the flame and keep it over it. next add 1 cup of jaggery (gud) to it.
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Let it boil for minutes.
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Now start adding all spices to it.
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Let the mixture start thickening. Add freshly grated ginger, raisins and melon seeds. Boil it for 15 minutes maximum and then switch off the flame.
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Let it cool down and you can then store it in a jar.
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The consistency of the sauth | Tamarind chutney depends on your need. You can put in more water to keep it dilued.
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The quantity can be almost made double with doubling the ingredients.
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You can add dates, sugar, shakkar (if you do not have jagger/ gud), the taste will be little different.