Make a Date with this Yummy Date Chutney

Jiva team

To reap these benefits in the form of a delicious chutney, here’s how you can make it in no time at all.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp oil

• ¼ tbsp kaale sarso ke beej (black mustard seeds)

• 1 cup pitted khajoor (dates)

• ½ orange juice

• ¼ cup lemon juice

• ¼ tsp ground dhaniya (coriander)

• ¼ tsp ground elaichi (cardamom)

• ¼ tsp ground laung (cloves)

• ¼ tsp salt

Method

• Start by preparing all your raw ingredients. Take the pits out of the dates, juice your orange and lemon, and grind the coriander, cardamom and cloves.

• Preheat a saucepan and add the oil to it. Once the oil is adequately hot, add the mustard seeds. Keeping the gas on low, sauté them till they start sizzling and jumping.

• Add the rest of the ingredients and allow it to simmer for around 10 minutes. Make sure you keep it covered.

• Once it cools, put it in a blender and churn till smooth.

Enjoy this sweet delight as dessert, with your food, on toast or simply directly using a spoon! To know more about healthy Ayurvedic eating and lifestyle, talk to a Jiva doctor today, dial 0129-4040404 or click on ‘Speak to a Doctor’.