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                Guacamole dip                                        Tamarind


                                                                      chutney
                 THE CLASSIC MEXICAN DISH FUSED
                         WITH INDIAN SPICES
                                                                THE SWEET, SOUR, TANGY TASTE
                                                                OF TAMARIND IS UNMISTAKABLE
               Preparation time: 15 minutes
                                                                  AND EXTREMELY DELICIOUS
                                                               – REPUTED ALL OVER THE WORLD
               You will need:                                   FOR ITS MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

                1 ripe avocado
 Coriander chutney  1 tsp fresh crushed green chillies        Preparation time: 10 minutes
                1 tsp salt
                Juice of 1 lemon
                ½ tsp fresh crushed garlic                    Cooking time: 40 minutes
                1 small onion diced in small cubes
 THERE IS NO DISH THAT CANNOT BE PEPPED UP WITH THIS CHUTNEY   1 tomato diced in small cubes  You will need:
                Freshly chopped coriander (optional)           200g tamarind (brown)
                                                               200g pitted dates
 Preparation time: 10 minutes  1 tsp fresh ground garlic       1 tbsp salt to taste (preferably black salt)
 1 tsp cumin seeds            Method                           1 tbsp red chilli powder
 You will need:  ½ cup ground groundnuts  1 Scoop out the ripe avocado.   1 tbsp roasted cumin powder
 1 tbsp ground ghatia or sev (optional)
                                                               Sugar or jaggery to taste
 1 bunch of coriander  1 tsp sugar
 1 tsp salt  2 tbsp lemon juice  2 Mash it with the back of a spoon or in a pestle
 1 tsp fresh ground green chillies  and mortar.
                                                                           Method
              3 Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.  1 In a large pot boil the tamarind and dates in
 Method       4 Taste and garnish with fresh chopped coriander and   water. Reduce heat and cook for 30 minutes
                                                              until the dates start to dissolve.
 1 Wash and dry the coriander.   serve with nachos or hot pitta bread.
                                                              2 Remove from heat, allow the mixture to cool
 2 Mix with all the ingredients in a blender to a fine paste. If the chutney is too thick, dilute by adding water.  and sieve to remove the pulp. This mixture can
                                                              be frozen and used when required for cooking
 3 Taste and adjust for salt. The chutney should be hot and spicy.  or to prepare chutneys.

                                                              3 To make the chutney, place the sieved
                                                              mixture back on the heat. Add salt, chilli
                                                              powder, cumin powder and sugar or jaggery.
                                                              Taste and adjust. The chutney should be
                                                              sweet and sour and not too spicy.

                                                              4 Allow to cool before serving. It can also be
                                                              frozen at this stage for later use.






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