Khajur Ki Chutney

Name: Khajur Ki Chutney (Date chutney)
Yield: Makes 2½ cups (750 grams)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 4 whole cloves; ½ teaspoon black salt; ½ teaspoon red chile powder; ½ teaspoon fennel seeds; 1 teaspoon ground roasted cumin; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 2 black cardamom pods; 1 tablespoon ghee; ½ teaspoon cumin seeds; ¼ cup (50 grams) grated cane jaggery; 9 ounces (250 grams) dates, pitted and roughly chopped

Date chutney

Preparation info

Makes
2½ cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

A Punjabi favorite, this chutney can be made in bulk and stored in the refrigerator, as the jaggery acts as a preservative. I like to serve this chutney (which I like to call India’s ketchup) because it contains nutritious dates.

Ingredients

9 ounces (250 grams) dates, pitted and roughly chopped
¼ cup (50

Asia
India
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Punjab

Method

Place a nonstick saucepan over medium heat and add the dates, jaggery, fennel, chile powder, black salt, bay leaves, cloves, cardamom, ginger, and ground cumin. Add 5 cups (1 liter) wa