This sweet and sour chutney blend spruces up almost all chaat recipes. This chutney can be stored refrigerated for upto 15 days and deep frozen for more than 6 months.

 Ingredients

• 2 cups dates (khajur), seedless
• 1/8 – 1/4 cup tamarind (imli) paste
• 1 cup water
• 1 tsp chili powder
• ¼ tsp roasted cumin seeds
• a pinch asafoetida (hing)
• sea salt to taste

Method

Wash the dates place them in a saucepan. Add 1 cup water and cook for about 10 minutes on a low flame. Cool and put in a blender to make a paste. Add chili powder, asafoetida, tamarind paste, roasted cumin, sea salt & blend well. This can be stored in the freezer and used as needed. When it is used, water should be added to make it to the right consistency.

Variation

You can also add ¼ tsp dried ginger powder.

About 7-8 servings