Saunth (or sooth), is a sweet
chutney used in
India
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chaats. It is made from dried
ginger
Ginger (''Zingiber officinale'') is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. It is an herbaceous perennial that grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of l ...
(''sooth'') and
tamarind (or ''imli'') paste, hence the name.
The chutney is brownish-red in colour.
Modern sooth is often made with
dates. However, sooth made with dried
ginger
Ginger (''Zingiber officinale'') is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. It is an herbaceous perennial that grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of l ...
adds a special flavour to the chaat and is preferred in most parts of North India.
See also
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List of chutneys
References
External links
Recipe
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North Indian cuisine
Uttar Pradeshi cuisine
Indian fast food
Indian condiments
Chutney