Showing posts with label Chutney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chutney. Show all posts

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Khajur Imli ki Chutney


This sweet and sour chutney is what makes Chaats taste like Chaats! This is also the second secret ingredient to making the perfect Pani for the Pani Puri. What is most important here is to get the perfect balance of sweet and sour taste.







Ingredients:

2 cups tamarind pulp
1-cup jaggery
½ cup dates
2 cups water
2 tsp Dry Masala

Method:


Mix the tamarind pulp, jaggery, dates and water and boil for 5-10 minutes. Cool and grind. Mix two tsp of dry masala.


And some more.....

Date is the secret ingredient used to make the perfect sweet and sour Chaat ki chutney. Adjust sweetness with adjusting quantities of Jaggery and dates. If you don't have tamarind pulp, use dried and salted tamarind without seeds.


UPDATE: 

For dry masala:


Mix together:


2 tsp black salt powder
2 tbsp roasted cumin powder
2 tbsp chilly pwd

Friday, June 8, 2012

Green Chutney


Starting with one of the most basic recipes, the green chutney. This humble green paste is the secret to making the perfect Pani for the Pani Puri and also used to add flavour while dishing up some tantalizing chaats.



  


Ingredients: 



1-cup mint leaves

1-cup coriander leaves

2-3 green chillies
½” ginger
1 tbsp limejuice 
1 tsp cumin seeds
Salt to taste
¼ tsp sugar



Method:


Mix all ingredients n grind together to a smooth paste. Use water as and how required.


And something more:

Add extra chillies to make it more pungent!