Tamarid Chutney

 

Tamarind Chutney is a sweet and sour sauce.  It is also know as imli chutney. Tamarind is responsible for that punchy sourness. One can serve with samosas or drizzle over chats.

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup dry tamarind pulp ( washed)
• 1 cup Jaggery
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp ginger powder
• 3/4 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp salt

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Step by Step:

1. Wash one cup tamarind pulp and water.
2. Soak the tamarind in two cups of boiling water.
3. Mash the soaked pulp with water to release all the pulp.
4. Strain the pulp through a strainer.
5. Boil the tamarind water .
6. When it starts to boil add jaggery, pepper, chili powder, ginger powder, cumin powder & salt.
7. Cook on a slow flame until the sauce thickness. (The thickness depends on how much you want)
8. Cool the sauce. 
9. Store in air tight container . It can be refrigerated  for 2 weeks.

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Enjoy

S

Double chocolate Muffins

 Ingredients:

• 2 cups Flour 
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup of Cocoa powder (since I had 1/4 cup of cocoa powder ,I used 4 tbsp of chocolate chips)
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup Chocolate chips- Semi sweet
• 2 Eggs
• 1/2 cup +2 tbsp Curd (mix 1 tsp vinegar into it)
• 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
• 1/2 cup Milk at room temperature
• 1 and  1/2 tsp Vanilla essence

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Method:

1. Sieve flour, sugar, coco powder, baking soda .
2. Mix chocolate chips and keep aside.
3. Melt 4 tbsp chocolate chips.
4. Add oil, milk, vanilla essence into melted chocolate chips.
5. Add eggs and mix well.
6. Add curd into it.
7. Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix with the a spatula.
8. Preheat the oven @ 175°C for 10 minutes.
9. Use ice cream scoop to pour the batter into the muffin tray.
10. Bake for 20 minutes or until the tooth pick comes out clean.

Cool the muffins & Enjoy !!

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Enjoy Baking!!

S