Indian-Ginger Hot Sauce

Name: Indian-Ginger Hot Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (300 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp (15 ml) Canola Oil; 1 tsp cumin seeds (2 g) Cumin; 1 tsp ground ginger (2 g) Ginger; 1/2 tsp (1 g) Cayenne; 1/2 tsp fennel seeds (1 g) Fennel; 1/2 tsp optional (1 g) Asafetida; 1/2 tsp (1 g) Garam Masala; 2 cups (480 ml) Water; 1 1/4 cups (250 g) Sugar; 3 Tbsp concentrate (45 ml) Tamarind

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Suvir Saran recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Suvir Saran.

DIP · SAMOSAS, CHAAT & FRIED SNACKS

A dip for samosas, chaat & fried snacks.

Suvir Saran's tamarind chutney for samosas, chaat.

On the jar

TAMARIND

Method: stove
Yield: about 1¼ cups
Ingredients: 10

Stove sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Canola Oil 15 mlWater 480 mlTamarind 45 ml

Ingredients

Canola Oil1 Tbsp (15 ml)
Cumin1 tsp cumin seeds (2 g)
Ginger1 tsp ground ginger (2 g)
Cayenne1/2 tsp (1 g)
Fennel1/2 tsp fennel seeds (1 g)
Asafetida1/2 tsp optional (1 g)
Garam Masala1/2 tsp (1 g)
Water2 cups (480 ml)
Sugar1 1/4 cups (250 g)
Tamarind3 Tbsp concentrate (45 ml)

Method

This sauce is cooked on the stove. The jar is for storing it, not making it.
Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

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Provenance

Indian chef formerly of Michelin-starred Devi in New York; later American Masala and farm projects in upstate New York. Published Indian home cooking and spice technique.

Originally published as Tamarind Chutney (Imlee Kee Chutney).

Adapted from a Suvir Saran recipe (Suvir Saran / James Beard Foundation).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No. This one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces. Its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, the printed lines, counts, and QR guide carry the jar-batch amounts. Follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Suvir Saran / James Beard Foundation (published as “Tamarind Chutney (Imlee Kee Chutney)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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