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.

Spicy Green Chutney

Green chutney is a multi purpose chutney, be it-pakoras, sandwiches, dosa, idlis and most important 'CHAATS'. Its a must have in every house.

Green chutney can be stored in the fridge for 3 to 4 days,

Recipe source-manjula's kitchen

Ingredients
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• 1 big bunch coriander leaves(washed and roughly chopped)
• 2 tbsp fresh mint leaves
• 2 green chillies
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 inch ginger
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp oil
• 1 tsp sugar
• pinch hing (asafetida)

Method

1. Grind all the ingredients except coriander leaves into a fine paste.
2. Add coriander leaves little at a time and grind to a fine paste,add water if required.

homemade strawberry jam

Would you believe how easy it is to make strawberry jam.Once you start making jam at home,say goodbye to store bought jam. The best part about this jam is we know exactly what went into it and no preservatives. Of course all good things have a drawback, this jam has a shelf life of 1month(in the fridge). Thats why I make it in small quantities. This jar of jam will get over within two weeks in my house coz my daughter loves it.

                              

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Ingredients for strawberry jam

200grms fresh strawberries

1/2 tbsp lemon juice

1/3 cup granulated sugar

method

* wash strawberries and dry them completely, grind them coarsely in a mixer or  food processor.

* pour the strawberries into a saucepan, mix in lemon juice and sugar(add more sugar if you want it to be sweet)

* on medium high flame cook the strawberries, when it comes to a boil,reduce the flame to medium and cook until there is no more white bubbly  froth in the strawberry mixture(about 10 minutes)

* let the jam cool a little then pour it into a very clean and dry jar.

Let the jam cool completely before you cover it and place it in the fridge.

* this jam can be kept in the fridge for up to a month

(important: jar should be very clean and dry)