tamarind candy recipe | imli candy | imli ki goli | imli toffee

Ingredients

• 100 gram tamarind, seedless
• 80 gram dates / khajoor
• 2 cup hot water
• 100 gram jaggery
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp chaat masala
• ½ tsp cumin powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp ghee / clarified butter

Steps

1. firstly, in a large bowl take 100 gram tamarind and 80 gram dates.
2. add 2 cup hot water and soak for 30 minutes.
3. transfer the dates and tamarind into mixi jar and blend to smooth paste.
4. strain the mixture making sure the mixture is smooth and creamy.
5. transfer the tamarind dates mixture to a large kadai. add 100 gram jaggery and continue to cook.
6. cook on medium flame until the mixture starts to thicken.
7. now add 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp chaat masala, ½ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp salt and 1 tsp ghee.
8. mix well and cook on medium flame until the mixture starts to thicken and leaves the pan.
9. cool the mixture completely, and now you can see the mixture has thickened forming a dough.
10. take a tsp of mixture and wrap in cling wrap.
11. finally, enjoy imli candy as a mouth fresher after your meals or as a toffee.