Indian Sweet and Sour Date Sauce

This sweet and sour sauce is a very popolat accompaniment to indian deep fried snacks. I buy the pitted block dates, which are basicaly the odd shaped dates which are compressed into a block, making them them less expensive.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Yields: 2 jars

Ingredients

• 110  g  stoned dates, chopped
• 4  tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
• 3  tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  mild red fresh chili pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1  teaspoon garam masala (optional)
• 250  ml water

Directions

1. Put all the ingedients in a pan. Simmer for 10 minutes.
2. Cool.
3. Blend in a blender till smooth.