Date and tamarind chutney (phalahari chutney)

• Servings:
• Preparation time: 10 minutes.
• Cooking time: 10 minutes.
• Total time: 20 minutes.

The second form of Nav Durga is “Brahmacharini” worshiped on the second day of Navratri;

Today I have select the phalahari recipe Thali no.2 is also from south India, the Thali consists of phalahari Paniyaram, date and tamarind chutney, healthy cucumber and spinach drink and hot herbal drink.

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Ingredient:

• Seedless Date: 50 -60 gm.
• Tamarind: 50 gm
• Jaggery/ sugar: 50 gm
• Dry ginger powder: half teaspoon
• Sendha namak (White rock Salt): 1 tea spoon
• Clove: 5 no. (Roasted powder)
• Hot Water: 1 and half cup

Preparation:

1. Soak tamarind into hot water for half an hour, mash it and take out pulp (you can mash it with the help of sieve). Keep aside
2. Chop the dates roughly, keep aside.

Method:

1. Pour tamarind pulp, sugar and date into heavy bottom pan, boil it till date get soft, it will take 8-10 minutes on medium flame. Put off the flame. Pass this mixture from sieve and grind the residue again pass through mixture with sieve. You can add little quantity of water if required, Discard the residue now.
2. Add salt, dry ginger powder, cumin powder, boil for couple of minutes for required consistency .put off the flame, add cloves powder into it. Stir well.
3. Now Date and tamarind chutney (phalahari chutney) is ready to be served with ‘phalahari Paniyaram’,’phalahari handwa’,’ phalahari tikki’ and may more.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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