Tamarind - Date Chutney

Lorrie in Montreal's Note:

Perfect dipping sauce for Samosas.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 2 cups

• 8 -10 large dates, pits removed
• 3/4 cup jaggery (Indian unrefined sugar) or 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 4 tablespoons tamarind paste
• 1/4 teaspoon hot chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground garam masala
• 3/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Place the sugar, dates and water in a saucepan over medium heat.
2. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 7-8 minutes, until the dates are very soft.
3. Stir in the tamarind.
4. Very carefully, pour the ingredients into a blender, clamp the lid down tight and blend until smooth (or blend in the pot with an immersion/stick blender).
5. Return the mixture to the pot and boil until thick enough to thinly coat the back of a spoon (the chutney will thicken more as it cools).
6. Stir in the spices and salt.
7. Taste for seasoning: the chutney should be equal parts sweet, salty and sour.
8. Add more tamarind, sugar or salt if any of these needs a boost.
9. Store in a covered container in the refrigerator.

Reviews

[JenR10]

Absolutely amazing! This is an easy, delicious sweet chutney recipe that went great with samosas. Thank you!

[kiwicookie]

I've tossed my other recipe, this is heaps better and easier. Thankyou ... yumm!

[magpie diner]

Just echoing everything Baby Kato said - this is great chutney and it's virtually the same as what we get in restaurants/take out with samosas. Thanks Lorrie, it was exactly what I was looking for.