Tomato Khajur Chutney | Bengali Tomato Dates Chutney
a popular accompaniment in Bengali cuisine
Servings 1 jar
Ingredients
- 4 large ripe tomatoes
- 1 tbsp mustard oil
- 1 tsp panch phoron ( a mix of cumin seeds, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds and nigella seeds)
- 2 dry red chillies
- 1 tsp chopped ginger
- salt to taste
- 2 tbsp jaggery powder
- 2 tbsp raisins
- 6 to 7 dates
Instructions
- Wash and chop the tomatoes.
- Deseed and chop the dates.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add panch phoron. Saute for few seconds.
- Add chopped dry chillies and saute.
- Add chopped ginger and saute.
- Add chopped tomatoes and salt. Saute on low heat for few minutes. Cover and cook till the tomatoes turn mushy.
- Add jaggery powder and mix well till the jaggery dissolves.
- Add raisins and chopped dates. Mix well.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 2 minutes.
- Allow it to cool and transfer to a glass jar. This can be stored upto 2 weeks in the refrigerator