TAMARIND CHILLI CHUTNEY

I am just awake from a nightmarish dream an hour back or so. These days what happens is that I wake up as early as 4am or 5am, brush my teeth, come to living room, do some "kuchikoo" to sleeping husband only to get bludgeoned, then doze off again for an hour or so. This means body requires more sleep, the above however doesn't mean we are in strenuous relationship neither our home has that amount of space crunch, two double beds await him but he loves his television set more than anything else, moreover, he thinks his nocturnal nature may cause me disturbance. Because I found my father in him including few other reasons, I could not get too romantically inclined towards him ever, I married my best buddy only to discover one day that you cannot reveal everything to your husband, beyond a point. 

In this context, I liked that particular article published in Tweak India some 3-4 days back, did you read? I may not follow the page but lot of it's shares are useful, educative, most importantly they are of varied nature, taste. I definitely would visit regular. Why was today's morning time dream frightening? I saw Cristine became rebel, called a masseur at home without my permission, when I asked, she behaved weird. That is when I woke up, to this sunny warmth. I urged Cristine for my morning cuppa, captured it only to realise once again I ain't good at it, a hand phone how much of pricy it is may not be true photographer's favourite tool. Look at our boy, he came, blocked view, I decided to finish off quick with this vegetarian condiment, chutney.... sauce with tamarind paste, Aci Sivri Pepper which Wiki says is Turkish heirloom cayenne pepper variety. I have named it TAMARIND CHILLI CHUTNEY, we are having it as a sauce.

I must finish off quick, I have some plans. Yesterday, I spotted a steel bangle that caught my fancy, the elderly gentleman did not comply to my request of a 5$ discount, I didn't buy it. Back home I felt I should have. I may go today, most of my saris demand oxidised toned jewelry, I am unwilling to buy always silver ones for few hundred dollars. The lady at Gahonaz has good collection, best thing about her is she sells class stuffs at "reasonable price.".... at same price as in Chamba Lama.... that is good thing about her. Well, her public avatar as shrewd business woman does not catch my fancy, in private she will always remain younger sister. Had not she being what you see her as, she could not have been a successful business woman, same is case with lady at My D-sign sarees with aesthetics. I continue to be their client as they know my choice and give me stuffs at decent prices.

The reason why the husband says to his wife to forget the idea of starting a food home delivery business is above, he knows his wife best. This self has a major amount of "kath Bangal" traits in her, she is learning to be smart in public the hard way but can you ever change your real self.... the best we can do is to stay aloof, maintain a distance. So, what should be my course of action today? I may either swim down below in the pool, take shower, do prayer, set off in knee length tunic or I may set off in my walking shoes to Indian market, have ghee pongal meal at A2B, compare it's taste with that of Anand Bhavan's, catch metro from there to that shop. 

I am happy if you let me be. The son picked up our free willed nature! Why am I still at home today? The son does not listen to me, he is coughing but will not visit doctor neither will have medicine mumma gives. Instead of causing myself irritation, I should set out. His father fails to discipline him because he told no to discipline long back, another cause of my irritation. Surprisingly, he and his sister did not stray. He listens to Cristine didi a bit, our mother definitely could not have managed with such kinds, we were obedient, the brother still is. Let me go out after I am done with this lovely vegetarian condiment TAMARIND CHILLI CHUTNEY that you may enjoy with your snacks.

INGREDIENTS :

TAMARIND PASTE : 1SMALL TEA CUP
BIG FAT RED CHILLI : 12-15 [I used Aci Sivri variety]
SUGAR : 1SMALL TEA CUP [I used stevia powder]
CUMIN POWDER : 2TSP
CORIANDER POWDER : 2TSP
BENGALI PANCH PHORON : [I took 1/4tsp each of cumin, fennel, fenugreek, nigella, wild celery, black mustard seeds]
CHAAT MASALA : 1TSP
BLACK SALT : 1TSP
VINEGAR : 100-150ML

PROCEDURE :

Wash, discard stem end of chillies. Soak them for an hour or two in hot water.

Take tamarind paste in bowl, soak in some water for 1/2 an hour {it comes with seeds here}.

Mean while, dry roast spices mentioned under "Bengali Panch Phoron", dry grind to coarse powder.

Strain soaked tamarind paste with seeds to get rid of seeds.

We have already discarded water from red chillies, torn them, added to blender.

We have added black salt, chaat masala, cumin powder, coriander powder, dry roasted, ground "Bengali Panch Phoron", sugar or stevia, vinegar to blender. We have scrapped sides. 

We would close lid, blend to paste. 

Add more vinegar if required, not water. Blend to smooth paste, always pause, blend.

Once done wait for an hour, use a funnel to pour sauce into a sterilised bottle.