Posted by Malini on January 09, 1997
This is a very simple Chutney to make and it goes well with any curry.
Serves 10-12.
Ingredients
1/2 lb. Seedless cleaned Tamarind 1/2 lb. Sugar 1/2 inch. piece of Ginger 3 cloves of Garlic 1/4 lb. of Raisins 2 tbsp of Chilli powder 2 cups of Vinegar 6 green Chillies Salt to taste
Meathod
Soak the tamarind in 1/2 cup of boiling water for 10 minutes. Squeeze it to remove the soft pulp. Strain through a sifter. Discard the pulp.
Grind the green chillies, garlic and ginger in a little bit of vinegar. Mix this paste with the chilli powder.
In a heavy bottom pan dissolve the sugar with the remaining vinegar. Cook for about 5 minutes, under medium heat. Add the tamarind juice and the garlic paste to this syrup. Cook for a few more minutes and add salt to taste.