Ingredients

• 100 g. Tamarind strips
• 15 green or red chillies
• 1/2 cup jaggery
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tbsp hot oil

How to Make Hot Sweet Sour Paste

• Heat tamarind in 1/3 cup water. When boiling, take off fire.
• Cool till it can be handled.
• Put jaggery, tamarind with water and chillies in a small wet grinder.
• Run till contents are crushed coarsely.
• Add salt, cumin seeds, run again till smooth.
• Use as little water as possible.
• Heat oil, add mustard seeds, allow to splutter.
• Pour over paste, mix gently till well mixed.
• Store in sterile bottle in refrigerator till required.