Tamarind (Imli) chutney

Tamarind chutney is also known as imli chutney . It is a spiced, sweet and tangy sauce served with chaat snacks or fried snacks like samosa , kachori or pakoda.

Here I am sharing the recipe of tamarind chutney.

Prepration method : soak the 1/4 kg tamarind in one glass of water for 1 hr. After 1 hr squeeze the pulp with hands from the tamarind in the same bowl . Strain the pulp and keep aside. Heat the oil in a pan and add 1 tbsp of cumin seeds at this time low the flame and then add 1 tbsp of dry ginger powder , 1 tbsp of red chilli powder and cook it for 5 min. After 5 min add the strained tamarind pulp and cook it for 5 min . After that add 1 tbsp of salt and 1 tbsp of jaggery (Gud) cook until the consistency thickens . Now the tamarind chutney is ready to serve.