Dates-Kokum Chutney ( Healthy Chaat chutney)

I am sure many of us must be crazy about pani puri, sev puri, and many more mouth watering chaats:)

Instead of Tamarind I used Kokum a healthy replacement for the Sour taste and dates(Khajoor) for Jaggery :)

So next time you think of a Chaat, you don't have to worry about Tamarind acidity problems:)

Perhaps, Dates will improve your Haemoglobin ;)

So here I go with the recipe without boring anymore ;)

By the way did you know How Tamarind has got its name? It is Tamar a Hind means Indian date, Tamar is an Arabic name for date :) so Tamar a Ind is nothing but Tamarind :)

Preparation time: Soaking of date and Kokum for 4-5 hours

Ingredients:

1 cup dates

3/4 cup Kukum fruit

( Depend on how sour and sweet taste you want and how sour is Kokum, adjust the quantities accordingly.)

1/2 T spoon Black salt

1/2 T spoon Rock salt

but if you dont have these salt, take usual salt we take everyday for cooking.

1 T spoon Roasted cumin powder ( Roast cumin seeds till rawness is gone and then powder it)

1 T spoon Coriander powder

Red chilli powder as per taste

1/2 T-spoon Dry ginger powder

Procedure:

1. Soak dates and kokums in lukewarm water for 4-5 hours or overnight if you plan earlier:)
2. De seed the dates. Also,some dry skin of dates will be separated, remove it as well.Clean the dates properly before grinding.
3. Drain water and keep it aside ( Don't throw this water)
4. In the mixer put all the ingredients as per taste along with de seeded dates and kokum.
5. Add enough water for grinding the mixture smoothly.
6. Keep on adding little water to simplify the grinding.
7. Consistency of the paste should be medium thick.
8. Once ground well ,taste it little bit and as per your taste add salt/red chilli powder or cumin seed powder carefully.
9. You can store this chutney for almost 1 week in airtight container in fridge.

While using, add enough water to this chutney, mix well to remove lumps. Then add Pudina(Mint) chutney to it with enough water.

Also you can add cumin-coriander seed powder and salt as per your Chunky taste need :)

This water can be used for Pani puri, mathari chaat, sev puri and so on :)

Chutney alone can be served with Appey, samosa, batata wada and your favourite snacks :)

Happy Eating :) Don't forget to write comment on this recipe...

Healthy benefits of date ( Khajoor) :

They digest very easily hence given for quick energy.

Soaked overnight and crushed,is good for those who have heart problems.

Beneficial for those who are suffering from constipation.