Tamarind Chutney (sauce)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 ounces dried tamarind
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup chopped pitted dates
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 break the lump of tamarind into small pieces and boil them in 1 1/2 cups of water for 10-20 minutes until softened.
• 2 then pour the tamarind and water through a strainer, scraping the bottom of the strainer every few seconds.
• 3 continue until all the pulp has been extracted from the seeds and fiber.
• 4 to this juice, add all the other ingredients.
• 5 cook over medium heat, uncovered, until most of the liquid cooks off and the chutney takes on the consistency of marmalade.
• 6 this goes wonderfully with fried spicy potato swirls!