DATE-TAMARIND CHUTNEY- no oil recipe

I love to dip my samosas into this sweet and sour chutney. 
INGREDIENTS

1. 5 dates pitted(I have used mejdool dates)
2. tamarind pulp extracted from 1/4 cup loosely packed wet tamarind soaked in 1/2 cup water (I have used frozen tamarind pulp cubes)
3. 1/2 tsp cumin powder
4. 1/2 tsp coriander powder (optional)
5. 1 tsp chili powder
6. salt to taste

METHOD

• Put the pitted dates and tamarind pulp in a 10 inch non-sticky pan.(Don't use a smaller pan , a mistake that I did. Its very difficult to stir). Turn on the stove and bring the mixture to a boil.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• When the mixture starts to boil , add the cumin powder , chili powder and salt. Stir , cook for a minute . Check if the amount of sweetness and sourness is balanced. Check for salt. Turn of the stove.
  
  
  
  

• Dilute if necessary. I like it thick.
• The chutney does not store in the refrigerator for long. So I freeze it and store it in the freezer.
  

          

          

NOTES

• Whenever there is left over channa masala , I like to put that in a bowl , Thaw cubes of the frozen tamarind chutney and frozen  cubes of mint chutney , top it with sev and chopped onions and enjoy a homemade channa chaat.
• For 1 cube of tamarind pulp , I use 2 cubes of frozen cubes of mint chutney.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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