Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Tamarind Chutney

Tamarind Chutney is sweet sauce that goes well with numerous indian snacks like samosas pakodas etc.

Ingredients:
1 cup cleaned tamarind
1 cup hot water
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp cumin powder
1 1/2 inch grated ginger
1 tsp jaggery
1 tsp salt

Procedure:
Keep tamarind in a bowl with water and boil until it becomes softened.
Squeeze pulp away from the seeds such that it is dissolved in the water.
Then strain through a sieve, pushing all the pulp through.
If necessary, add a little more water to assist in getting all the pulp from the seeds.
Add salt, sugar, jaggery and other ingredients to the tamarind and stir to mix well.
Serve with hot samosas.