sweet & sour tamarind chutney

Does your mouth water when you hear some one say 'tamarind'? Yes of course my mouthwaters even when I see a chocolate cake or chicken biryani,but the feel is different.My tongue tingles whenever I see tamarind chutney ,its like my taste buds have a life of its own.

This chutney goes very well with chaats and can be stored in the fridge for almost 3 months.

Recipe source-manjula's kitchen

Ingredients
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• 220 grms tamarind
• 2 1/2 cups sugar(adjust to taste)
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons roasted ground cumin seeds
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black salt
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder

Method

1. Break tamarind to bits and soak in boiling water for 1 hour. After an hour, mash the tamarind and pass it through a strainer,press to remove the pulp.
2. Add sugar to the pulp and mix well.
3. Now add cumin powder, salt, black salt, red chilli powder, black pepper and ginger powder.
4. Adjust sugar and salt as needed.