Tamarind Dip - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup tamarind pulp
2 -3 green chilies
2 -3 garlic cloves
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1 small onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups fresh coriander leaves

Preparation

Soak tamarind in a cup of hot water for 15 minutes or until very soft.
Pass the pulp through a fine sieve, pressing with a spoon to pass all the juice through . Discard dregs/seeds.
Blend/Process onion, green chilies, garlic, black pepper, cumin, salt, reserved tamarind juice.
(if you wnt to make a sweet dip you can add sugar to taste at this point)
Blend the ingredients to a smooth paste
Serve with Samosas, Pakora etc.