Meethi (Sweet) Chutney

Ingredients –

1. Seedless dates – ½ cup
2. Seedless tamarind – ½ cup
3. Jaggery/ sugar – ½ cup (as par you taste)
4. Red chilli powder – ½ tea spoon
5. Black salt to taste
6. Vegetable / olive oil – 1 table spoon
7. Bay leaves – 2
8. Garam masala – ½ tea spoon
9. Fennel seeds – ½ tea spoon

Method –

• Heat a pan, add dates, tamarind and 1 cup water, cover and cook till the mixture comes to boil.
• Switch off the flame, let it cool down completely.
• Strain it using a strainer, keep it aside.

• Heat another pan, add oil, fennel seeds, bay leaves and sauté them.
• Add ½ cup water and jaggery cook for 2 minutes. Make sure all the jaggery is dissolved completely.

• Add tamarind – dates pulps, red chilli powder, black salt, garam masala and mix well, cook for 5 minutes.

• Meethi/sweet chutney is ready, let it cool down completely, store in a refrigerator and use as required.