Tamarind Chutney

Ingredients list for Tamarind Chutney

• 1 cup Tamrind seeded
• 1 1/4 cups Jaggery grated
• 1 inch stick Cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon Black salt (kala namak)
• 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon Roasted cumin powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Dry ginger powder (soonth)
• to taste Salt
• 2 tablespoons Raisins

Method

1. Soak the tamarind in two cups of water for half an hour. Put it in a microwave bowl with the water and cook, uncovered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for three minutes. Let it stand for half an hour. Extract pulp by straining through a sieve.
2. In another microwave bowl, mix jaggery, cinnamon and tamarind pulp. Cook, uncovered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for twenty minutes. Mix in black salt, red chilli powder, roasted cumin powder, dry ginger powder and salt.
3. Cook, uncovered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for three minutes. Add raisins and cook, uncovered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for two minutes. Set aside to cool completely before storing in an airtight container.