Chutney Recipes, Date Chutney Recipe
Date Chutney Recipe
Ingredients
Dates (Khajoor):- ½ Kilo
Fresh ginger (Adrak):- 2 teaspoons cut into long thin slices
Salt (Namak) :- 4 teaspoons
Sugar (Cheeni) :- 1 cup
Raisins (Kishmish) :- 6 teaspoons
Vinegar (Sirka) :- 11/2 to 2 cups.
Almonds (Badam) :- ¼ cup (blanched)
Cloves (Lavang) :- 2 Nos
Cardomoms (Elaichi Moti) :- 2 Nos
Cinnamom (Dalchini) :- ¼ teaspoon
Red Chili (Lal mirch) :- ¼ teaspoon
Method of Preparation
1) First you need to cut the dates into halves, hence you will need to stone them
2) Take a pan add dates, ground spices, salt, ginger, vinegar and chili powder. Keep cooking till the dates become tender.
3) On these add sugar and keep cooking till the mixture starts thickening.
4) Take the pan of fire and add raisins and almonds in it. Keep stirring.
5) Once the paste is ready, pour the contents into a jar and close tightly.
6) To be served after 4 days.