Quick Tamarind Chutney with Indian wraps

In a nutshell: Me in an Asian supermarket ( Asia Market to be specific), 1 hr later a box of tamarind on my kitchen shelf. Exciting!

I have had tamarind so many times before. In fact in Iran, tamarind paste used to be school’s popular snack…and I have had so many of those snack times. Healthy but surely you need a non-western palate to handle it’s tangy-ness.

Tamarind fruits…… so peculiar looking. The outer shell breaks with the tiniest pressure. The texture of the fruit inside is like no other fruit. Already looks like a paste ,like its been cooked (probably has been by sun). Each bumpy section has a pretty shiny square shaped stone in the middle of the pasty texture. The fruit can be sweet or sweet and sour.

I know, NOT A PRETTY THING

I took one to work for a foodie workmate. Left it on his desk. With enough info – Mature!

Here is a quick tamarind chutney, from my very trusty Anjum Anand :

INGREDIENTS : 

• 3 tsp thick tamarind paste ( I used 8 fresh tamarind instead)
• 4 tbsp brown or white sugar
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, dry roasted until fragrant and turning brown, then ground
• 1/4 to 1/2 freshly ground black pepper
• 60 ml water

METHOD :

1. Put all the ingredients in a small saucepan, bring to a quick boil, then turn off the heat.
2. Cool and serve judiciously.

STORE:

It can be stored in a screw-cap jars in a fridge. It keeps well for weeks.

WHAT TO EAT IT WITH:

• Perfect with northern-Indian snacks such as samosas, pakoras, bhajis and etc etc.
• I made this quick Indian wrap. It was pretty damn tasty.

– Cooked the fillings with coconut oil, for 2 reasons: 1- adds flavour 2- Its pretty healthy

Had 2 1/2 wraps in one sitting. Dipped them in the chutney! Sweet, sour, spicy and aromatic! what more could I ask for?

Thanks for looking and come back soon!

08 Sep This entry was published on September 8, 2012 at 10:05 am. It’s filed under All the Recipes jumbled up!, PANTRY ITEMS, VEGETARIAN and tagged Anjum Anans recipe, Easy Indian recipe, Indian Wrap, Quick bites, Tamarind chutney, Tamarind recipe, Vegetarian dinner. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post.