Bananas with Tamarind Chutney Recipe

Ingredients

• *100 gm. tamarind (sold in blocks, usually with husk and stones)
• 1 tsp. oil
• A pinch of asafoetida or hing powder
• 1/2 tsp. cumin seeds or jeera
• 1/2 tsp. nigella seeds (nigella sativa)/kalonji/kalaunji
• 2 dry red chillies, broken up
• 2 tsp. fennel or saunf seeds
• 1 inch piece ginger peeled and shredded
• 50 gm. Jaggery (use muscovado or dark brown sugar, if you don�t have it)
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. black salt (kala namak). Use ordinary salt, if you don�t have it
• 1 cup water
• 1 tsp. chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp. <a href="/recipe/garam-masala/">Garam Masala</a>
• 1 banana, ripe but firm, peeled and sliced
• <b>Optional</b>
• **4-5 Chuaare/Chuara/dry dates, de-stoned and thinly slices lengthways