Imli chutney - Indian Supper Club

Ingredients

• 1 cup of tamarind, preferably seedless
• 1 cup hot water + extra as needed
• 1/2 cup jaggery-grated/ chopped or raw cane /palm sugar
• 1/3 cup pitted dates, soaked in hot water to soften (unless using Medjool dates)
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds, roasted in a pan, and powdered (blender of mortar & pestle)
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• ½ tsp cumin powder
• ½ to ¾ tsp chilli powder as per taste
• ½ tsp salt or to taste
• ¼ tsp each black salt (kala namak, optional, it lends a bit sulphuric aroma, some do not like it ) and asafoetida powder
• ¼ tsp ginger powder