Sweet Chilli Chutney

Ingredients 

• 25-30 kashmiri red chillies broken
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup vinegar
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 inch piece ginger chopped
• 15-20 garlic cloves, chopped
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon black salt (kala namak)
• 1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder

Method

1. Slit and remove most of the seeds and the white pith from the chillies. Add vinegar and soak for about half an hour. Grind to a fine paste.
2. Take sugar and half a cup of water in a pan and cook till sugar dissolves. Add chilli paste to the sugar syrup and mix. Let it cook on medium heat.
3. Heat oil in another pan. Add ginger and garlic and sauté. Add salt and black salt to the red chilli mixture and mix well. Add the sautéed ginger-garlic and mix.
4. Add crushed roasted cumin seeds and a little water. Mix and cook for around five more minutes.
5. Cool and store in sterilized bottles.

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