Tamarind Chutney | Dates Chutney | Sweet Chutney for Chaat
Tamarind chutney or Dates chutney is a sweet and tangy must-try Indian condiment served with snacks and chaats like crispy samosa, pakora, pani puri, and kachori.
Servings: 1 to 1 ½ cups
Calories: 929kcal
Equipment
- Mixie Jar
Ingredients
- ½ cup Medjool dates (15 seedless dates or khajoor, check notes)
- ½ cup Tamarind check notes
- ½ cup Jaggery gur
- ½ inch Ginger ( or ½ teaspoon Ginger powder)
- 1 teaspoon Red chile powder
- ½ teaspoon Cumin powder roasted
- ½ teaspoon Saunf or fennel powder roasted, optional
- 1 teaspoon Coriander powder roasted, optional
- ¼ teaspoon Chaat masala
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
How to make tamarind chutney or dates chutney?
- Add dates, tamarind, jaggery, and ginger with ½ to 1 cup of water in a mixie jar or grinder to a smooth paste.½ cup Medjool dates, ½ cup Tamarind, ½ cup Jaggery, ½ inch Ginger
- Transfer this to a pan. Turn on the flame. Add red chile powder, cumin powder, saunf powder, coriander powder, chaat masala, and a pinch of salt with an additional ½ to 1 cup of water. Bring this to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes.1 teaspoon Red chile powder, ½ teaspoon Cumin powder, ½ teaspoon Saunf or fennel powder, 1 teaspoon Coriander powder, ¼ teaspoon Chaat masala, Salt, to taste
- Once the chutney cools down completely, store them in an airtight conatiner or glass jar in the refrigerator. You can keep this for atleast one month.
Notes
- Adjust all the ingredients to your liking.
- The chutney thickens as it cools down. So before you add it to the chaat, take a spoonful of chutney as needed in a bowl, add hot water to get the desired consistency, and serve.
- If you are skipping dates, then reduce the amount of water you add to the imli chutney.
- You may have to adjust the amount of tamarind based on the weather you are using, paste, concentrate, etc. If the tamarind is too sour, you may have to add ¼ cup, and if using the deseeded ones from the Indian store, add ½ cup. If using concentrate, ¼ cup is sufficient.
Substitutes
- If you do not want to add dates, increase the jaggery to another ¼ cup.
- Jaggery can be substituted with brown sugar or regular sugar.
- You can skip all the optional ingredients and add ½ teaspoon of garam masala powder.
Nutrition
Calories: 929kcal | Carbohydrates: 234g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1233mg | Potassium: 1351mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 196g | Vitamin A: 751IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 200mg | Iron: 6mg