Tamarind Sauce

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Ingredients:

• Tamarind : 1 cup
• Jaggery : 1/2 cup
• Cloves : 2-3
• Red chilli powder : 1/2 tea spoon
• Black pepper powder : 1/4 tea spoon
• Cumin powder (roasted) : 1 tea spoon
• Sugar : 2 tbl spoon
• Warm water : 4 cups
• Vegetable oil : 1 tea spoon
• Garam Masala powder : 1 tea spoon
• Salt to taste

Method:

1. Add the warm water to tamarind and cook for 10 minutes on a low flame.
2. Strain it and add the jaggery, chili powder, cumin powder, salt, garam masala and mix well.
3. Cook again on medium flame till jaggery dissolves completely and the chutney gets semi thick(not too thick).
4. Take out the pulp from the tamarind mixture.