Imli Chutney - ( Tamarind chutney) : Holi Special

Ingredients -

Tamarind - 200 g
Jaggery - 150 g
Sugar - 4 tbsp
Panchforan (five spice- carom, fennel, Fenugreek, nigella and mustard seeds) - 1 tbsp
Red chilli whole - 2
Raisin chopped - 1 tbsp
Dry coconut chopped - 1 tbsp
Dry dates chopped - 1 tbsp
Dry ginger powder (saunth) - 1 tsp

Black salt - 1/2 tsp
Cornflour - 1 tsp
Oil - 3 tbsp

Method -

1. Soak tamarind in 2 cups of water.
2. Mash and squeeze it and sieve through a strainer.
3. Heat a deep frying pan with oil in it.
4. Put the panchforan and chilli and let it splutter.
5. Pour the tamarind pulp in it and let it cook for 5 minutes in
medium heat.
6. Add the jagerry and sugar and again let it cook until it reduces a bit.
7. Dissolve the cornflour in 2 tbsp water, add into it.
8. Add raisin, coconut, dates and dry ginger powder and boil for 2 minutes.
9. Take it off the heat and let it cool.
10 Keep it in the fridge and serve it with Dahi vada, Chole, Matar masala, chat or papari chat.