Imli Chutney | Sweet Tamarind chutney Recipe
Khatti Meethi Imli ki Chutney | Imli Chutney | Sweet Tamarind chutney Recipe is a very popular, an essential part of making all types of chaats in India. This is gluten free and vegan.
Servings 10
Ingredients
- 1 cup imli/Tamarind
- 3 cups water
- 3/4 cup jaggery
- 1/4 cup dates
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black salt
- 1 tsp roasted jeera/cumin powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
Instructions
- Clean and wash tamarind and remove the seeds if any. Deseed the dates and wash it thoroughly.
- Add imli and deseeded dates in a pan with 1 cup water.
- Put it on heat and bring to boil. As soon as it comes to boil, turn off heat, cover the pan with a lid and let it remain like that for 25 to 30 minutes to cool.
- Once cooled, grind imli n dates soaked in water into smooth paste. Sieve this mixture using a strainer.
- Get rid of all the fiber and add additional 1/2 cup water while sieving the mixture.
- Transfer it back on stove. Bring it to boil again.
- To this add chopped jaggery. Simmer it till jaggery completely dissolves and it starts to thicken.
- In between keep stirring it occasionally.
- You will notice that the colour changes to dark brown.
- Cook it for another 5 to 7 minutes more.
- Add black salt, roasted cumin powder and red chilli powder. Stir well.
- Taste the test and adjust sweetness accordingly. We like to have it khatta meetha.
- You may find the consistency bit thin but it will get thicker once it cools down.
- Switch off the flame. Cool the chutney properly. Then fill it in a glass jar. Refrigerate it for further use.
- Your thick imli chutney is ready to be served.