INDIAN SWEET TOMATO CHUTNEY

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This is a sweet tomato chutney recipe, prepared commonly in eastern part of India. It can be served both hot and cold and can be refrigerated to be used for 2-3 weeks. The chutney can be served with Indian breads, plain rice, or as a dipper for any kind of spicy fritter, or just use your imagination to pair it with just about anything. Raisins can be substituted for the dates.

Provided by shalini

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Chutney Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
½ teaspoon cumin seeds
2 bay leaves
1 dried red chile, halved
4 tomatoes, cut into small cubes
1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger root, peeled
½ cup grated jaggery (palm sugar), or to taste
4 dates, pitted and chopped
½ teaspoon Indian black salt

Steps:

Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat; add cumin seeds, bay leaves, and red chile pepper. Cook until cumin seeds begin to sputter, 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Cook and stir tomatoes and ginger piece into cumin mixture until all the water cooks out of tomatoes, about 5 minutes. Stir jaggery and dates into tomato mixture; cook until jaggery dissolves and the mixture thickens, about 5 more minutes. Add black salt. Remove ginger piece and bay leaves from chutney before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 88.7 calories, Carbohydrate 14.7 g, Fat 3.6 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 0.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 151.4 mg, Sugar 13.1 g