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Chutneys are the typical Indian taste bud tantalizing items that can make any of your snacks a delightful treat. They attribute the snacks with a special charm and offer a spicy taste to them. They are also great dishes to end up your meal with. The Indian cuisine has an array of special chutney recipes. The main ingredient in chutney can be various seasonal fruits, nuts, raisins and different types of assorted spices. The excellence of chutney recipes also depends a lot on the cooking skills of the person preparing it.
Some of the popular chutney recipes include,
- Apple chutney
- Papaya Chutney
- Apricot Raisin Chutney
- Ginger chutney
- Date Chutney
- Tamarind Chutney
- Tomato Chutney
- Mixed fruit chutney
There are various other chutney recipes which are prepared by putting in ingredients like chicken, shrimp and many more. These are some of the out of the box chutney recipes and are sumptuous delicacies in true form. Apart from these there are scores other ingredients that can be mixed and matched to make chutney. Although it is mostly a fruit based recipe but under ripen fruits, such as, green mango, banana, peaches, strawberries, raspberries are also used in making chutneys. Dried fruits are also essential ingredients in making chutneys and they add up great tart and flavor to the dish.
Here is a recipe of common chutney that is a most common chutney dish in almost all household. It is the very popular tamarind chutney.
Ingredient: 200gms Tamarind (Imli),300gms Jaggery (Gur) grated, 2 tsp Roasted cumin(Jeera) Powder, 2 tsp Red chili powder, Salt to taste, 1 tsp Black salt , 1 tsp Garam masala.
Preparation: Put 5 cups of water in the tamarind, bring to the flame and cook for 10 minutes. After that, strain the mixture with a strainer and add add the jaggery, chilli powder, cumin powder, salt, garam masala and mix them well. Cook until the jaggery dissolves and the chutney becomes thick. Cool it and have a special taste to all your snacks.
Sigi says, umm! Tamarind chutney is just great, try it and you will be in instant love with the yummy taste.
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