Tamarind Chutney
June 29th, 2007 filed under Chutneys / Pickles, Vegan
This exotic sweet and sour chutney is a delicious condiment. This chutney can be called the ketchup of the east!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 lb tamarind, seeded
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 1/2 tablespoons roasted ground cumin seeds
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black salt
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
Method:
- Break the tamarind into small pieces and soak in hot boiling water for one hour.
- Mash it into a pulp and strain pressing the tamarind into the strainer so that all the pulp comes out.
- Add sugar to the pulp mix well.
- Add the remaining ingredients. Mix again well and taste. Add more sugar, salt or pepper as needed.
- Chutney can be refrigerated for two to three months.
Serving suggestion:
- Tamarind chutney is delicious with samosas, pakoras, drizzled over dahi vadas, bhel poori, or any kind of chat.
- This is also delicious as a dipping sauce for French fries, as a spread over crackers.
Variations
- To use as a dip, thicker chutney is ideal. To use as a topping, add water to make the chutney thinner.
- Add water and ice cubes to serve as a cool spicy drink.
- Add equal parts yogurt and chutney to make a dipping sauce.
- Try drizzling over rice to add a unique flavor to plain rice.
Thanks, Manjula, for this wonderful recipe! I added a link from my blog so others could try… It was easy and turned out absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing
Manjula aunty,
Can we make this using the Tamarind Paste??
the suggestion that bbq sauce is preferable to tamarind chutney is bizarre. the commenter is of course free to express her preference but the two sauces are very dissimilar. the chutney is delicious and very easy to make. i would encourage folks to give it a shot – it is truly delicious and very unique.
thanks aunty….you taught motherless daughters how to cook..
Hi Rekha,
I agree with you.
Reshma.
Yes, so true!
Manjula thank you. You have simplified cooking for men; who with your help will come out of dependency on women. You give new light to men in the kitchen. I have tried two of your recepes this far and my family have enjoyed them both. Aloo Paratha and Samousa and have come in here for the tamarind Chutney.
Good recipe – I love all the videos on your website by the way. I have some pictures of making tamarind chutney that I would love to share with you. Please view them on my blog, if you are interested: http://mangosoup.blogspot.com/2009/08/tamarind-and-raisin-chutney.html
namaste aunty…..i have a small question that some people cook this chutney……what is the difference if we dont cook it???
Hello aunty!!!!! your grand daughter is wayyyy tooooo sweet nd charming……i wanna ask u one question that i am planning to make this chutney nd for ur knowledge im making for the first time so hesitating a bit…i dont have seedless tamarind…instead of this i hv with seed …so how to make a pulp nd how to remove seeds out of it……do guide me aunty….
Rest thanks for all the wonderful dishes…..i tried almost all ur vegetables nd for the first time myhusband is liking all those……thanksssssssssssssssssssss thy all were awesome………
do reply me as soon as possible……as my mother n law is coming nd i hv to make all these things
Hi Manisha,
Make the chutney as recipe, soak the tamarind for little longer with half a cup of extra water, this will work fine, just little extra work.
Hello aunty!!!!! your grand daughter is wayyyy tooooo sweet nd charming……i wanna ask u one question that i am planning to make this chutney nd for ur knowledge im making for the first time so hesitating a bit…i dont have seedless tamarind…instead of this i hv with seed …so how to make a pulp nd how to remove seeds out of it……do guide me aunty….
Rest thanks for all the wonderful dishes…..i tried almost all ur vegetables nd for the first time myhusband is liking all those……thanksssssssssssssssssssss thy all were awesome………
do reply me as soon as possible……as my mother n law is coming nd i hv to make all these things
Quack! Quack! Nisha! Most medical authorities agree Tamarind is really good for you. There is evidence that it LOWERS cholesterol! Send your quack back to the duckpond!