Why It Works
- Palm sugar and dates give this chutney physique and earthy sweetness.
- Floor ginger and Kashmiri pink chile powder add savory spice and depth.
- Steeping the tamarind briefly in heat water softens to ensure it blends simply.
It is uncommon to seek out mint chutney with out its companion in crime, sweet-and-sour tamarind chutney. Retailer-bought and restaurant variations are sometimes sickly-sweet, loaded with corn syrup and sugar. As a substitute, my home made chutney recipe will get its physique and mellow sweetness from chewy dates and earthy palm sugar.
Tamarind may be discovered in lots of kinds, from jarred concentrates to dried entire pods. Right here, I’ve used seedless tamarind paste, which supplies all the flavour of the contemporary pods with none of the fuss. A fast steep in sizzling water softens the dates and tamarind and melts the palm sugar, readying all of it to be blended right into a easy chutney.
November 2017
This recipe was initially revealed as a part of our Papri Chaat (Indian Road Snack With Potato, Chickpeas, and Chutneys) Recipe and is being republished right here as a separate recipe to make it simpler to make use of.
