TENDER TAMARIND LEAVES CHUTNEY

Tender tamarind leaves (known as Chintachiguru or Chintakku in Andhra) chutney is the speciality of Andhra and it is very spicy.  It has to be spicy otherwise, you will not know the real taste of it.  I have been longing to post this recipe since long, but could do it today only as I came across the tender leaves of tamarind so took the opportunity to make it.  The tangy spicy chutney goes well with steamed rice, pure ghee and also with chapati, phulka and idli, dosa.  another recipe of tender tamarind, wild lime, curry leaves chutney

Tender tamarind leaves chutney

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Let us look at the recipe now:

Ingredients:

1/4 cup tender tamarind leaves



1 tbsp chana dal
1/2 tsp urid dal
1./2 tsp white til
3 red chillies
a pinch of asafoetida
few curry leaves
a small piece of jaggery
a small piece of ginger
2 garlic cloves.
1 tsp oil

Tempering:

1 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
few curry leaves

Method:

Heat oil in kadai, fry the red chilli.  take it out and roast the chana dal, urid dal, white til and few curry leaves. add the garlic cloves saute for a minute.  cool it.  in the same kadai add the tamarind leaves, ensure that the gas is switched off.  Since the kadai is hot, the tender leaves cooked fast in it.  cool it and grind together all ingredients.  temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves and serve with rice, idli, dosa, chapati and phulka.

Note that the chutney should be spicy.