Sweet & Sour Chutney or Dates - Tamarind - Jaggery chutney for North Indian Snacks

Sweet & Sour Chutney or Dates – Tamarind – Jaggery Chutney

A tasty chutney, goes well with North Indian snacks !!!

Serves: 4

Ingredients

4 tablespoon chopped dates, remove seeds (approximately 70 g)

1 tablespoon thick tamarind paste

1 tablespoon melted and sieved jaggery

1¼ teaspoon red chilli powder

½ teaspoon salt

½ cup (100 ml) water

Method

In a pan, add chopped dates, tamarind paste, jaggery, red chilli powder, salt and ½ cup (100 ml) water. Mix all the ingredients well. Cover with a lid and cook on a medium to low heat for 10 – 12 minutes or until thickens. Keep aside to cool for 15 – 20 minutes and pass the chutney mixture through a fine iron sieve to extract clear chutney (like North Indian chaat centre). Serve with Samosa / Ragda pattice / Bhel puri / Batata vada / Dahi vada ...