Best 13 Tamarind Chutney Recipes

SWEET TAMARIND CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the cumin seeds, ginger, cayenne pepper, fennel seeds, asafoetida powder, and garam masala; cook and stir for about 2 minutes to release the flavors.
• Stir the water into the pan with the spices along with the sugar and tamarind paste. Bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat until the mixture turns a deep chocolaty brown and is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. This should take 20 to 30 minutes. The sauce will be thin, but it will thicken upon cooling.

TAMARIND CHUTNEY

Steps:

• In a medium sauté pan, heat the oil over medium until it glistens, about 1 minute. Add the cumin, coriander, fennel and red-pepper flakes, and sauté until aromatic and lightly browned, about 2 minutes.
• Add the tamarind, jaggery, raisins, dates and fresh ginger, increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium, and cook until the sauce is thick and coats the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon to prevent scorching and to encourage the flavors to mingle.
• Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the chaat masala, ground ginger and kala namak. Transfer the chutney to a food processor or blender and blend on high speed until smooth, adding a little water if needed to create a thick but pourable consistency.
• Taste and season with kosher salt. The chutney will keep in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

MANGO-TAMARIND CHUTNEY

Steps:

• To make tamarind juice, put the pulp in a bowl and cover with 1 cup boiling water. Stir well and let soak for 10 to 15 minutes. Set a fine-meshed strainer over another bowl, add soaked tamarind and press hard with a wooden spoon to extract the juice. This should yield 1/2 cup tamarind juice. Discard the solids left in the strainer. (If using prepared tamarind juice, skip this step.)
• Add brown sugar and salt and stir to dissolve, then add onion, chile, ginger and diced mango and toss gently to combine. (Chutney may be prepared several hours in advance.) Just before serving, add mint and cilantro, if using.

TAMARIND AND DATE CHUTNEY

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the tamarind and 1 cup of the water over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Occasionally stir with a fork to break up the pulp. Remove from the heat, cover, and set aside to steep and further soften for 5 minutes, or until the tamarind solids have expanded. When you stir the mixture, the pulp should easily combine with the water.
• Position a coarse-mesh sieve over a bowl and pour in the tamarind mixture. Using a rubber spatula or metal spoon, vigorously stir and press the solids against the mesh to force as much of the pulp through as possible. If necessary, return the pulp to the saucepan, add some of the already-strained liquid, stir to loosen up more of the pulp, and then work it through the sieve again. When the pulp is spent, discard the fibrous left overs. The resulting liquid will resemble chocolate cake batter. You should have 2/3 to 3/4 cup.
• Combine the tamarind liquid, dates, the remaining 1/3 cup water, the brown sugar, salt, and cayenne in a food processor. Process to a smooth, thick texture. Occasionally pause the machine and scrape down the sides. The ideal texture is thick enough to mound on a spoon, but you can add extra water for a thinner sauce. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the cumin for a pungent finish. Taste and adjust the flavors, as necessary, especially if you thinned the chutney. Set aside for a few hours for the flavors to blend and bloom. Serve, refrigerate for up to 2 weeks, or freeze for a month.

TAMARIND CHUTNEY / IMLI KI CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Take 2 cups of hot water in a bowl.
• Take a pan and add tamarind to this. Pour hot water little by little and mix well without leaving lumps.
• Now switch on the stove and boil the diluted tamarind on medium to high heat by mixing it continuously.
• Add the jaggery to this and keep on stirring it till the jaggery melts completely.
• Mix in Cumin powder, red chilly powder, ginger powder and garam masala powder to this.
• Add salt too and mix well.
• The exotic sweet, sour and tangy Tamarind Chutney is now ready to be served.

ONION TAMARIND CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a skillet and add cumin seeds and coriander seeds. Add red chile peppers and fry for 1 minute. Add onion and saute until soft and translucent, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute until it turns color, about 1 minute. Add tomato and cook until soft, about 3 minutes.
• Mix in tamarind paste and turmeric powder and mix well. Cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and cool completely.
• Transfer skillet contents to a blender and season with salt. Add water as needed and blend everything into a smooth paste.
• Heat remaining 1 teaspoon oil to a skillet and add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Cook until mixture splutters and pour tempering over chutney. Mix to combine.

TAMARIND-DATE CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Place the cumin seeds in a small, dry skillet over medium heat. Shake the skillet gently to move the seeds as they toast so they don't burn; continue until aromatic, about 5 minutes. Transfer seeds to a spice grinder, and grind to a fine powder.
• Place the dates in the bowl of a food processor; process until finely chopped. Remove and discard any seeds to make 3 tablespoons tamarind concentrate. Add concentrate, ginger, and ground cumin to food processor. Add 2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons boiling water, or enough to make the mixture a spreadable consistency. Process until smooth. Add the cayenne and salt; adjust to taste.

TAMARIND-DATE CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Combine the dates, water, tamarind concentrate, cayenne pepper, and salt in a blender; blend until smooth.

IMLI AUR DHANIYE KI HARI CHUTNEY (TAMARIND & CILANTRO DIP)

Steps:

• Blend all the ingredients in a blender or a food processor.
• If you do not want it too spicy, add only 1/2 tablespoon crushed red peppers.
• Serve with snacks, kababs, parathas, kichdis or whatever you like.

SWEET TAMARIND CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Gently mash tamarind with water in a small bowl until pulp is softened. Force pulp through a sieve into a 2- to 3-quart saucepan, pressing on and then discarding seeds and thick fibers. Add sugar and cook over low heat, stirring, just until sugar is dissolved, then return mixture to cleaned bowl.
• Toast coriander, cumin, and anise seeds in a small skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until fragrant and a shade darker, about 2 minutes. Cool completely, then finely grind in grinder. Stir spices into tamarind mixture along with chile powder and salt.
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SWEET TAMARIND CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Using your hands break the block of Tamarind down into smaller pieces first.
• Soak the tamarind in the hot water for 20 minutes.
• Once softened, strain the mixture through a fine sieve and discard the husks and seeds.
• Place a frying pan over a medium heat and add the cumin and coriander seeds. Dry roast them for a minute, then tip the spices into a bowl.
• Place the chilli powder, salt, jaggery or sugar and dates into a blender. Add the roasted cumin and coriander seeds and 2 tablespoons of water and blend to a fine puree.
• Scrape the puree into a bowl and mix in the tamarind extract.
• Stir well and add a little water if you think the chutney is too thick (it should have a thin pouring consistency).
• Cool completely, store in the fridge and eat within 3 days.

SPICY CORN PAKORAS WITH MANGO-TAMARIND CHUTNEY

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine chickpea flour, all-purpose flour, cornmeal, salt, baking powder and turmeric.
• In a food processor, grind corn kernels to a rough purée. Add purée to flour mixture and stir well to make a stiff batter.
• Put ghee in a small pan over medium-high heat. Add cumin, fennel and mustard seeds. When seeds are lightly toasted and begin to pop, pour mixture into the batter. Add chile, scallions, cilantro and ginger, and stir well. (Batter may be prepared several hours in advance.)
• Pour vegetable oil into a cast-iron skillet to a depth of 1 inch. Heat on medium-high until oil looks wavy. Using two large soup spoons, carefully slip morsels of batter into the oil, working in batches if necessary. Adjust the heat so pakoras brown gently on one side, about 2 minutes. Turn pakoras and brown on other side, about 2 minutes more. Remove with a slotted spoon or spatula and blot on paper towels. Serve hot with lime wedges and mango-tamarind chutney, or another chutney if desired.

MANGO TAMARIND CHUTNEY

Steps:

• 1. Place the tamarind pods in a saucepan with enough water to cover and bring to boil. Remove the pot from the heat and allow the pan to cool. Pull the pods apart and mash the seeds to remove most of the pulp. Strain, reserve the liquid, and discard the seeds. Use a grinder to grind the mango and ginger together, then combine the mango and ginger with the tamarind liquid. Add the remaining ingredients.
• 2. Simmer over low heat until the mixture thickens, about 90 minutes. Stir frequesntly to avoid the mixture from sticking to pan. Remove the mixture and move to sterilized jars. Store in fridge.