Date Chutney

Ingredients

• • Date (seedless) - 10 pieces
• • Kismis - 1 tablespoon
• • Tamarind - lemon size
• • Jaggery (grated) - ¼ cup
• • Salt - ½ teaspoon
• • Red chilly powder - ½ teaspoon
• • Cumin seeds (roasted, powdered) - ½ teaspoon

Method

• 1. Soak dates, kismis, tamarind in just enough water to cover it, for ½ hour.
• 2. Grind it in a mixie, add salt, chilly powder, jaggery and grind again to smooth paste.
• 3. Strain it through a tamarind strainer.
• 4. Wash the mixie, pour through the strainer, so that ground paste can be strained properly.
• 5. Heat the chutney in a thick vessel, stirring in between until it turns shiny.
• 6. Add roasted cumin powder, mix well, allow to cool and store it in a container.