This sweet chutney can be had for making chaat items like pani puri, bhel puri, sev

puri, dahi sev batata

puri, ragda patties, aloo tikki and even samosa and pakora-bhajiya. Its a one stop chutney recipe
solution for all your chaat and fried savoury snacks.
This tamarind date chutney recipe yields about one and half cup of chutney. Make it and store it in the
refrigerator in an airtight container. Stays good for about 15-20 days.
If you dont have dates then there is another variation of this chutney made only with tamarind and dry
ginger powder. this variation of the tamarind chutney is called as saunth chutney in north india. this
saunth chutney is also used while serving samosa, pakoras and with popular chaat snacks.

Ingredients (american measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml)
cup tightly packed seedless tamarind
cup seedless dates
cup powdered or grated jaggery or as required - adjust as per your taste
2 cups water
tsp roasted cumin powder
tsp coriander powder
tsp dry ginger powder
or tsp red chili powder or 1 dry red chili * see notes
black salt or rock salt as required.

Instructions
in a pan, take the tamarind, dates and water.
cook the tamarind and date for about 8-9 minutes on a low flame till they soften.
now add the powdered jaggery and continue to cook.
cook for a further 8-9 minutes on a low flame.
the mixture would thicken slightly.
add all the spice powders - red chili powder, bring the whole mixture to a boil and dates take all the
main 4 ingredients: tamarind, dates, jaggery, red chili powder, dry ginger powder and roasted cumin
powder.
stir & simmer for a further 1-2 minutes more.
season with salt.
let the chutney mixture cool down.
in a chutney grinder or small blender, grind the this whole mixture till smooth.
add some water if required while grinding.
strain the chutney through a strainer.
store the tamarind date chutney in an airtight bowl or container in the refrigerator and use it when you
make chaat at home.