Red Sweet Chutney Recipe

The sweet and sour tamarind - dates red chutney is very popular in India and is served along with almost all the snacks like kachori, samosa, dahi puri, dhokla, raj kachori etc.

This chutney is easy to make and can be preserved for more than a month if stored in an air tight container in controlled temperature (refrigerator).

INGREDIENTS NEEDED TO MAKE RED ( TAMARIND & DATES) CHUTNEY:

Ingredients	Quantity
Dates(de seeded) ( khajur beej nikale hue)	6-7 pieces
Tamarind ( Imli)	1/2  table spoon
Jaggery ( gud)	1/2 table spoon
Red chili powder( pisi hui lal mirch)	1/2 tea spoon
Chaat masala	1/2 tea spoon
Cumin Seeds (jeera) Powder & Roasted	1/2 tea spoon
Salt (namak)	to taste
Water (pani)	As needed

METHOD TO MAKE RED ( TAMARIND & DATES) CHUTNEY:

1) Cook dates and tamarind with little water in a pressure cooker for 3 whistles 

2) Extract a thick juice from tamarind once it cools down and also grind the now half boiled dates in a mixer to make smooth paste

3) then boil dates paste, tamarind extract, jaggery and water with jeera powder 

4) let the consistency of the chutney be thick add all the other masala( spices) lastly and mix well.

The sweet and sour red chutney is ready to tempt your taste buds :)

Green Coriander Chutney Recipe

If you make chaats( street food) like sev puri, paani puri, dahi puri, bhel puri, raj kachori, raagda, dhokla, sandwiches etc at home than this green chutney is a must have ingredient. It is easy to make and preserve. Just few fresh leaves grinned together with a touch of lime to it!

So, here we go..

Ingredients needed to make Green Chutney:

Ingredients	Quantity
Coriander/Cilantro leaves( dhaniya patta), cleaned & chopped	1 cups
Green chillies ( hari mirchi)	2  pieces
Tomato (tamatar)	1/4medium size
Ginger Paste(optional)	1/4 tea spoon
Almonds( badam)	4 pieces
Lemon juice ( nimbu ka ras)	from 1/4 lemon
Cumin Seeds (jeera) Powder & Roasted	1/2 tea spoon
Salt (namak)	to taste
Water (pani)	As needed

Method to make Green Chutney:

1) Grind the cleaned chopped coriander along with the tomato,cumin powder and other ingredients except salt and lime juice

2) Add water as required for grinding 

3) Add salt and lime juice then mix it well

4) Store the chutney in refrigerator in an air tight container.

Yup your yummy rich green chutney is ready to serve with any type of chaat

Tip for variation in Green Chutney Recipe: 

You can add mint leaves (pudina) and chaat masala & garlic paste for variation; few people also add onion in this chutney.