Tamarind - Date Chutney - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    8 -10 large dates, pits removed
    3/4 cup jaggery (Indian unrefined sugar) or 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
    1 1/2 cups water
    4 tablespoons tamarind paste
    1/4 teaspoon hot chili powder
    1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
    1 teaspoon ground garam masala
    3/4 teaspoon salt
Preparation
    Place the sugar, dates and water in a saucepan over medium heat.
    Bring to a boil and simmer for about 7-8 minutes, until the dates are very soft.
    Stir in the tamarind.
    Very carefully, pour the ingredients into a blender, clamp the lid down tight and blend until smooth (or blend in the pot with an immersion/stick blender).
    Return the mixture to the pot and boil until thick enough to thinly coat the back of a spoon (the chutney will thicken more as it cools).
    Stir in the spices and salt.
    Taste for seasoning: the chutney should be equal parts sweet, salty and sour.
    Add more tamarind, sugar or salt if any of these needs a boost.
    Store in a covered container in the refrigerator.

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