MAKES 3 CUPS
During my travels around Sri Lanka I grew to love the frequent use of tamarind in pickles and chutneys. It has such a unique flavour that gives sweetness followed by a sour kick. The jarred purée is probably the easiest to find, either in supermarkets or Asian grocers, but if you don’t have any replace it with a teaspoon of coconut sugar and the juice of one lime.
3 green chillies, halved and deseeded
2 green apples, quartered and cored
2 bunches fresh mint, leaves only
1 bunch fresh coriander, leaves only
400g thick Greek yoghurt
100g tamarind purée
½ teaspoon fine salt, or to taste
1 Place chillies in TC bowl, chop for 3 seconds, speed 6.
2 Add apple, mint and coriander, chop for 4 seconds, speed 6, or until finely chopped, assisting with spatula if necessary. Scrape down sides.
3 Add yoghurt, tamarind and salt, mix for 10 seconds, reverse speed 3, or until just combined.
Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 5 days.
VARIATION: For a really spicy kick, don’t deseed the chillies.