Serving – 4 person

Time Required - 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 dry dates soaked in water for 2-3hrs and chopped
• 1/3 cup or 30g Zilli's Tamarind Powder
• 1 cup or 250 ml water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black salt
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon Zilli's Ginger Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala 
• 1/2 teaspoon oil
• 1/4 teaspoon kalonji (nigella seeds)
• a pinch of hing (asafetida)
• 200g jaggery
• 1/4 teaspoon melon seeds 

Method:

• Take a bowl, add tamarind powder and water.
• Mix well till no lumps are formed on high to medium flame.
• Add salt, black salt, cumin powder, ginger powder, garam masala.
• Mix well till no lumps are formed on high to medium flame. Keep the mixture aside.
• Heat a pan and oil. Add kalonji and hing. Saute a little.
• Add the mixture to it. 
• Keep stirring it till it comes to boil on high to medium flame.
• Add jaggery and keep stirring till jaggery is completely dissolved on high to medium flame.
• You should get this desired consistency.
• Close the flame and add chopped dates and melon seeds (optional) and give it a quick mix.
• Let the chutney cool down for 30 mins so that it becomes thick. (this is optional step)
• Your kahtti metthi chutney is ready to be served.