Tamarind

Imli chutney is the dark, sweet-sour sauce drizzled over nearly every Pakistani street food, from samosas to dahi bhalla to papri chaat. Making proper imli chutney requires soaking, pulping, and straining tamarind, then cooking with jaggery and spices until thick. In Sindhi cooking, tamarind features in savory curries as a souring agent instead of tomatoes. Fresh tamarind candy — imli ki goli — is an iconic Pakistani childhood sweet.