January 8, 2021

Tamarind Date Chutney – Khajur Imli Chutney

Tamarind date chutney is a lightly spiced, sweet, and tangy chutney. It is made with tamarind, dates, jaggery, and a few spices. It is an essential part of any Indian chaat along with green chutney. This chutney can be served with so many dishes – especially with Indian chaat, samosa, kachori, pakoda, dahi vada, and many more dishes.

Tamarind date chutney is easily available in any Indian grocery stores. It is also known as khajur imli chutney and Imli ki chutney. It is one of the most versatile Indian condiments ever. Making tamarind date chutney at home is a very simple, fast, and easy process. It tastes better than any store bought chutney. All the ingredients are easily available in any Indian grocery store.

What Is Tamarind Date Chutney?

Tamarind date chutney is a sweet and tangy condiment originating in India. Indian cuisine varies from region to region, and so do the flavors of chutney. It is a thick, smooth, and sauce-like consistency chutney and a must have in any Indian chaat dish for its sweet and tangy flavor.

Ingredients

Tamarind/Imli
Dates/Khajur
Jaggery/Gur
Dry ginger powder/Sonth powder
Coriander powder/Dhania powder
Cumin powder/Jeera powder
Red chili powder
Sugar
Salt

Tamarind Date Chutney Step By Step Recipe

In a bowl, add 1/4 cup of hot water. Add dates and chopped jaggery and set aside for 1 hour. If you soak them into normal water then it will take 4-5 hours to soften.

Take another bowl, soak tamarind in 1 cup of hot water. Set aside for 1 hour.

You can soak tamarind in normal water for 4-5 hours or overnight as well.

Squeeze out the pulp from the tamarind and set aside.

In a grinding jar, add tamarind pulp, soaked dates, and jaggery and blend them into a smooth paste.

In a strainer, add the tamarind and dates paste and strain it into a bowl.

In a pan, add tamarind paste, ginger powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, red chili powder, sugar, and salt. Add 2-3 tbsp water and mix well.

On medium to low heat, let the sauce cook by stirring it continuously till it becomes thick and shiny – for about 12-15 minutes.

Once it cools down completely, store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Variations

Tamarind date chutney is very simple and delicious. You can add or skip a few of the ingredients.
If you don’t want to add dates you can add ½ cup of jaggery and skip adding sugar as well.
You can skip adding jaggery and dates as well. Simply add ½ cup of sugar but the taste will be different and the color of the chutney will be slightly lighter.
If you don’t have dry ginger powder, simply skip adding it.
You can adjust the consistency of the chutney by adding more or less water while cooking.
If you find the chutney thick for any particular dish, then simply take out the required amount of chutney, and add a few tablespoons of water to it.

How To Store Tamarind Date Chutney?

Tamarind date chutney can be stored in an airtight container for 2 months in a refrigerator.

It can even be stored in the freezer for up to 6-7 months.

If you are freezing the chutney, try to store it in smaller portions. You can simply thaw the required amount of chutney in a refrigerator, overnight or on a countertop for 2-3 hours before serving.

You can heat the frozen chutney for 30 seconds, stirring in between in the microwave as well.

How To Serve Tamarind Date Chutney?

Serve tamarind date chutney with any Indian snacks like samosa, pakoda, kachori, and dahi vada.

It can be added to many Indian chaat items like, for making pani poori, ragada pattice, bhel puri, sev puri, dahi poori, sweet potato chana chaat, and many more.

You can serve tamarind date chutney with fritters, burgers, and spring rolls as well.

We enjoy tamarind date chutney with vada pav and bhaji (pakoda) pav along with dry garlic chutney and coriander mint chutney.

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Tamarind Date Chutney – Khajur Imli Chutney

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Tamarind date chutney is a lightly spiced, sweet, and tangy chutney. Serve it with any Indian chaat or appetizer!

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 12

soaking time 1

Total Time 1 22

Course Chutney, Condiment

Cuisine Indian

Servings 8 people

Calories 70 kcal

Ingredients

1/2 cup Tamarind/Imli
7-8 Dates/Khajur
1/4 cup Jaggery/Gur chopped
1/8 tsp Dry ginger powder/Sonth
1/8 tsp Coriander powder/Dhania powder
1 pinch Cumin powder/Jeera powder
1/8 tsp Red chili powder
2 tsp Sugar
1/4 tsp Salt

Instructions

In a bowl, add 1/4 cup of hot water. Add dates and chopped jaggery and set aside for 1 hour. If you soak them into normal water then it will take 4-5 hours to soften.
Take another bowl, soak tamarind in 1 cup of hot water. Set aside for 1 hour. You can soak tamarind in normal water for 4-5 hours or overnight as well.
Squeeze out the pulp from the tamarind and set aside.
In a grinding jar, add tamarind pulp, soaked dates, and jaggery and blend them into a smooth paste.
In a strainer, add the tamarind and dates paste and strain it into a bowl.
In a pan, add tamarind paste, ginger powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, red chili powder, sugar, and salt. Add 2-3 tbsp water and mix well.
On medium to low heat, let the sauce cook by stirring it continuously till it becomes thick and shiny – for about 12-15 minutes.
Once it cools down completely, store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Notes

You can adjust the consistency of the chutney by adding more or less water while cooking.
If you find the chutney thick for any particular dish, then simply take out the required amount of chutney, and add a few tablespoons of water to it.
Tamarind date chutney can be stored in an airtight container for 2 months in a refrigerator.
It can even be stored in the freezer for up to 6-7 months.

Keyword Imli Chutney, Tamarind Date Chutney, Khjur Imli Chutney,