Tomato Date Chutney

Name: Tomato Date Chutney
Ingredients: 1 cup vinegar; 2 each red chili peppers soaked; 2 each garlic cloves crushed; 1/2 teaspoon ginger grated; 2 tablespoons sugar or to taste; 1 pound tomatoes sliced; 1/2 cup dates stoned, chopped; 2 each cloves; 5 each cardamom seeds remove from pods; 1 each cinnamon sticks

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 cup vinegar
2 each red chili peppers soaked
2 each garlic cloves crushed
1/2 teaspoon ginger grated
2 tablespoons sugar or to taste
1 pound tomatoes sliced
1/2 cup dates stoned, chopped
2 each cloves
5 each cardamom seeds remove from pods
1 each cinnamon sticks

Directions

1

Remove the chilies from the vinegar (after soaking 2 hours), retaining this for later use.
2

Grind the soaked chilies with the ginger and garlic in a blender.
3

Now put the vinegar, sugar and salt in a large pan and bring to a boil.
4

At this point, add the tomatoes, dates and the teaspoon of the spice powder.
5

Stir them round and then simmer on a moderate heat until the mixture becomes very thick and has the consistency you like for chutney.
6

Remove the pan from the heat, allow to cool a little and then spoon the chutney into warmed jars.
7

Cover and once opened, store in the refrigerator for up to 6 weeks.