How to Make Imli Khajoor Ki Khatti Meethi Chutney
Date Tamarind Chutney Recipe is a spicy, sweet and sour in taste popular Indian chutney blend which is mainly used to make chaats and pair as a dip with snacks like pakodi, samosa, cheela, dosa.
Ingredients
- 100 gm imli
- 60 gm khajoor
- 100 gm jaggery
- ½ tsp white salt
- ½ tsp black salt
- 1 tsp roasted cumin seeds powder (jeera powder)
- 1 tsp coriander powder (dhania powder)
- 1 tsp fennel seeds powder (saunf powder)
- ½ tsp ginger powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon (dalchini)
- ¼ tsp nutmeg powder (jaiphal)
- ¼ tsp red chilli powder (lal mirch)
- ¼ tsp black pepper powder (kali mirch)
- ¼ tsp garam masala
- ¼ tsp heeng
- ¼ tsp small cardamom powder (choti eliachi)
- 1 tbsp magaj for garnishing
- 2 cup water
Instructions
- Wash and de-seed khajoor and soak them in one-fourth cup of water.
- Wash and soak imli in half cup water.
- Soak them for about 2 hours.
- After that, mash imli with using your hands till all the pulp came out, add more water if needed and then sieve the mixture with the help of a strainer. For the full process check out my video.
- Now grind khajoor in the mixer grinder to make a paste and also sieve it.
- Then add white salt, black salt, roasted cumin seed powder, coriander powder, fennel seeds powder, red chilli powder, black pepper powder, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder, ginger powder and put the pan on low heat.
- Bring it to one boil then add broken jaggery pieces in it and stir till it dissolves nicely in the mixture.
- Cook the mixture for about 10-12 minutes till it becomes a little thick.
- Now add heeng, garam masala and small cardamom powder and cook further for 1-2 minutes.
- Switch off the flame and let it cool down completely.
- Store it in a clean dry glass jar and put it in the refrigerator.
- It stays good for 1-2 months.
Video
Notes
- Soaking of dates help in easy grinding while soaking of imli helps to remove its pulp nicely.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for longer shelf life.
- Keep the consistency of chutney a little thick that can be used as a dip and add little water when required a thin consistency chutney.