Chutney made of Dates and Tamarind / Khejur ar Tentul er Chutney

Ingredients:

1 full cup of Tamarind

7/8 pieces dales

1 cup of sugar

1tbls chopped ginger

2 tsp chilli powder, garam masala and roasted cumin powder respectively

Sale to taste

Water

Method:

1. Remove the seeds from both the tamarind and dates.
2. Soak tamarind only in water in a bowl. Keep it for minimum 1.5 hours.
3. Now mix both of them well into water and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
4. Once down, keep it aside till it cools down.
5. Mash it with your hand.
6. Now put it in the oven. Once it starts boiling add sugar, ginger, cumin powder, garam masala.
7. Stir it for few minutes and then remove from oven.
8. Now keep it at room temperature and when cool down, serve it as chat or dip with any snack.