khajur imli ki chutney | date and tamarind chutney | pressure cooked meethi chutney | homemade khajur imli ki chutney

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खजूर और इमली की चटनी रेसिपी | प्रेशर कुकर मीठी चटनी | घर की बनी खजूर इमली की चटनी - हिन्दी में पढ़ें (Khajur Imli ki Chutney in Hindi)

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khajur imli ki chutney is also known as date and tamarind chutney. Can't imagine a chaat without this khajur imli ki chutney as it adds its unique sweet and sour taste and makes it flavourful.

khajur imli ki chutney is a sweet and tangy condiment or chutney had with Indian chaats. It is made with Seedless Dates, Jaggery and Tamarind. pressure cooked meethi chutney is super quick and easy to make as we have cooked everything together in a pressure cooker. You can use seedless tamarind to make the process even quicker. You can also make date and tamarind chutney in a saucepan if you do not wish to make it in a pressure cooker.

It is used in most Indian chaat recipes like Bhel Puri, Sev Puri, papdi chaat and ragda pattice. The sweetness to the chaat comes from khajur imli ki chutney, it balances the spice, which results in chaat to be sweet and spicy.

Deep fried Indian snacks like pakodas, samosa, batata vada use Khajur imli chutney as a dip. Our Khajur imli chutney is easy and quick to make as we have used deseeded dates and tamarind and then pressure cooked it.

We even get ready made chutney’s in the market but the homemade meetha chutney tastes excellent!! So make it at home and you can store khajur imli chutney in an air-tight container in the refrigerator, and freeze it. Make this Khajur imli chutney in bulk. This chutney is perfect for an Indian freezer recipe which stays good for 3 months.

Learn to make khajur imli ki chutney | date and tamarind chutney | pressure cooked meethi chutney | homemade khajur imli ki chutney with detailed step by step photos below.

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Khajur Imli ki Chutney recipe - How to make Khajur Imli ki Chutney

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Preparation Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 10 mins Total Time: 20 mins 2Makes 2 cups (42 tbsp )
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Ingredients

For Khajur Imli ki Chutney
1 cup deseeded dates (khajur)
2 tbsp deseeded tamarind (imli)
1/2 cup grated jaggery (gur)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder
salt to taste

Method

For khajur imli ki chutney

To make khajur imli ki chutney, wash the dates and tamarind and put them in a pressure cooker.
Add the jaggery and 1 cup of water and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
Allow the steam to escape and then blend in a mixer to a smooth paste.
Strain the mixture through a sieve.
Add 1½ cups of water, chilli powder, cumin seeds powder and salt and mix well.
Refrigerate the khajur imli ki chutney and use as required.

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How to make Khajur Imli ki Chutney

For the khajur imli ki chutney | date and tamarind chutney | pressure cooked meethi chutney | take the dates. If they are with seeds, remove them.
Wash the tamarind. Also, ensure there are no seeds in the imli.
Put the dates and tamarind in a pressure cooker. The tamarind provides a little tanginess while the dates make the khajur imli chutney sweet.
Add the jaggery. You can either chop the jaggery or thickly grate them.
Add 1 cup of water.

Mix well.
Pressure cook for 2 whistles. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. It is very important to depressurize the cooker before opening the lid or else you might get burn with the steam. This is how it would look.
Cool completely and transfer it into a mixer jar.
Blend in a mixer to a smooth paste.
Strain the mixture using a sieve. Use a spoon and keep pressing it extract more khajur imli ki chutney and discard the remaining part.

Don’t forget to scrape the bottom of the sieve.
Add 1½ cups of water and mix well. Adjust the consistency of chutney according to your recipe preference. Add more or less water to get a thick or diluted meethi chatni.
Add the chilli powder. It provides a spicy kick to the khajur imli ki chutney.
Add the cumin seeds powder and salt. Many people even add coriander seeds powder to the khajur imli chutney.
Mix well and your khajur imli ki chutney | date and tamarind chutney | pressure cooked meethi chutney | is ready.

You can also store the khajur imli ki chutney | date and tamarind chutney | pressure cooked meethi chutney | in an air-tight container. It will stay fresh in the refrigerator for 10 days and in the freezer till 3 months. Also, you can make the khajur imli ki chutney in a saucepan if you do not want to pressure cook it.

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