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Tamarind Chutney Recipe (4-ingredient)
A popular sweet and sour South Asian condiment, this Tamarind Chutney Recipe (4-ingredient) is ready for all your snacks in just 20 minutes.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 32 tablespoon
Calories: 39 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Indian , Pakistani
Ingredients
- 12 tablespoon tamarind concentrate (see notes)
- 1 cup Medjool dates (see notes)
- 2 cups water
- 6 tablespoon jaggery (see notes)
- 3 tablespoon chaat masala (see notes)
Instructions
- Chop the dates and take the pits out.
- Mix the dates, tamarind concentrate, chaat masala, and water, and bring everything to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes until the dates soften and the mixture thickens. (see notes)
- Use an immersion blender to blend all of the ingredients into a smooth paste.
- Pour into a sterilized jar and cool. (see notes)
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Notes
- Tamarind - Make sure to use concentrate and not a different type of tamarind, as this will affect the final taste and texture of the recipe.
- Medjool dates - Softer than regular dates, these work best in this recipe. If you decide to use regular dates, you must soak them for a few hours and then create a paste using a blender.
- Jaggery - I've used powdered jaggery or gur for this recipe. Palm sugar is the closest substitute, but brown sugar can also be used in a pinch.
- Chat masala - I use chat masala for this recipe as it contains all the spices typically added to tamarind chutney.
- Adjust water and spices - Once the chutney has been cooked and pureed, adjust the water, jaggery and spices to suit your personal taste.
- Cool completely - I usually stop cooking my chutney when it coats my spoon. It thickens considerably once it's completely cool, and I prefer to wait and make any adjustments.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1tablespoons
Calories
39kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
0.3g
(1%)
Fat
0.1g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.02g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.003g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.01g
Sodium
3mg
(0%)
Potassium
70mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
9IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
9mg
(1%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 32tablespoon
Amount Per Serving
Calories 39
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1tablespoons | |
| Calories | 39kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 0.3g | 1% |
| Fat | 0.1g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.02g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 3mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 70mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 9IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.