3 Essential Chutneys for Chaat
Ingredients
For Date & Tamarind Chutney
- 1 cup dates
- 2 tbsp tamarind paste or ¼ cup tamarind
- 2 tbsp jaggery
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp coriander-cumin powder
- Salt to taste
For Green Chutney
- 2 cups chopped coriander don’t discard the stems
- 1 cup chopped mint
- ¼ cup peanuts
- 4-5 green chilies increase or decrease the amount depending on the spiciness
- juice of 1 lemon
- ½ inch ginger piece
- Salt to taste
For Garlic Chutney
- 10 dry red chilies
- 12-15 Garlic
- 1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder
- ¼ cup roasted chana daal or dalia
- Salt to taste
Instructions
To make Date and Tamarind Chutney
- In a sauce pan cook dates, tamarind paste and jaggery with a cup of water. Once it starts boiling cover it and let it sit for a while.
- Once the mixture cools, process the mixture in a blender adding water to adjust the consistency.
- Mix in the red chili powder, coriander-cumin powder, and add salt to taste.
To make Green Chutney
- Process everything in a blender adding water to adjust the consistency.
To make Garlic Chutney
- Process everything in a blender adding water to adjust the consistency.