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Imli Chutney | Tamarind Chutney

This tamarind chutney is a sweet, tangy, and spiced sauce. This delicious sauce is served with Indian chaat and snacks.
Prep Time1 hour
Cook Time1 day 30 minutes
Course: Indian Street Food
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: imli chutney, tamarind chutney
Servings: 2 Cup

Ingredients

  • 50 gm Tamarind imli
  • ½ litre water
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds jeera
  • ¼ tsp hing asafoetida
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black salt
  • ½ tsp Kashmiri red chilli
  • ½ tsp Sauf powder
  • ¼ tsp saunth powder
  • ½ tsp Sauf
  • 50 gram jaggery gud
  • 25 gram sugar

Instructions

  • Soak imli in ½ litre boiled water for 1 hour.
  • Once it is puffed, then remove the seeds from the hands.
  • Blend it in the blender and then strain it in a strainer.
  • Heat the 2 tbsp oil in the Kadai.
  • Now add ½ tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
  • Add ¼ tsp hing in it.
  • And mix it well.
  • Now add all the imli pulp in it. And mix it well.
  • Cook it for the next 5-7 minutes on a medium-high flame.
  • Add ½ tsp salt to it.
  • Add ½ tsp black salt, ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli,
  • Add ½ tsp sauf powder to it.
  • Now add ¼ tsp saunth powder to it
  • Put ½ tsp sauf to it.
  • And mix it well
  • Cook it for the next 5-7 minutes
  • Now add 50 gram jaggery (gud) to it. And mix it well. Let it melt.
  • Add 25 gram of sugar in it.
  • Mix it well.
  • Cook it for another 2-3 minutes.
  • Now your imli chutney is ready.

Notes

Tip
You can add dry dates (khajur) to this chutney. Soak them in the boiled water for 1 hour. Remove its seed and make a few pieces of it. After adding imli pulp to the pan, add them also same time.