NAVRATRI SPECIAL IMLI CHUTNEY

JAI MATA DI.... DEAR FRIENDS WISH YOU ALL VERY HAPPY NAVRATRAS... ON DAY 1 MAY GODDESS SHAILPUTRI BLESS YOU ALL

ADDING REAL FLAVOR, THESE NAVRATRAS, ALONG WITH EVERY NAVRATRI SPECIAL DISH, LETS KNOW THE ACTUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ALL NINE DAYS OF NAVRATRAS......

DAY 1- MAA SHAILPUTRI

On day 1- Maa Shailputri is worshiped. She is daughter of Himalaya, first among nine Durgas. She was named Parvati, and got married with Lord Shiva.

NAVRATRAS SPECIAL DAY-1

IMLI CHUTNEY

With kuttu pakoras, fruit chaat, aloo tikki... of course you don't feel dish is complete without khatti meethi imli chutney...

So for day-1 , lets know how to prepare imli chutney..........

Ingredients:

• Tamarind (imli)- 1 packet, washed and soaked in water, quantity of water should be like, as whole tamarind is dipped in water
• Jaggery (gur)- 200gms
• Sugar (cheeni)- 4-5 big spoons
• Salt (namak)- to taste
• Red chilli powder (pissi lal mirch)- one fourth tea spoon
• Roasted cumin powder (bhunna pissa jeera )- half teaspoon
• Raisins (kishmish/soggi)- one fourth cup (optional)
• Banana sliced (optional)

Method to prepare chutney:

• Extract pulp and seeds from soaked imli by sieving it
• Now add imli flavored water into heavy bottomed deep frying pan (bhaari kadhai)
• Add gur, sugar and place it on slow flame and let it boil nicely for min. 15-20 min by stirring it simultaneously in order to avoid burning,boil it till it becomes thick
• Now add salt, red chilli powder and raisins and let it cook for more 2-3min.
• Now remove chutney from flame and let it cool down.
• You can store chutney for atleast 1 month and so on in refrigerator
• You can also add banana slices while serving

So.... its time to relish khatta meetha zayka....... :-)

Wish you a Very Happy Navratras to all of you..... JAI MATA DI