Indian
Indian - Chutneys and Sides
Gulab Jamun
Chef's Menu Description
A time-honoured Indian confectionery hand-crafted with reduced milk, fragrant green cardamom, saffron, and toasted pistachio nuts.
Ingredients
- • 100 g seedless tamarind
- • 1/2 cup jaggery, crumbled
- • 1/2 tsp dried ginger powder (saunth)
- • 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder
- • 1/4 tsp red chili powder
- • 1/2 tsp black salt
- • 1 cup warm water
- • 1/2 tsp rose water
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Soak the tamarind in the warm water for 30 minutes, then squeeze and strain to extract a smooth pulp.
2
Phase 2
Simmer the pulp with the jaggery until it melts completely.
3
Phase 3
Add the dried ginger powder, roasted cumin, red chili powder, and black salt and simmer for 8 minutes into a glossy, spoon-coating chutney.
4
Phase 4
Stir in the rose water and take off the heat.
5
Phase 5
Cool and serve this meethi saunth chutney with dahi bhalla, papdi, or any chaat, or bottle it refrigerated.