Spicy Tomato & Date Chutney

Name: Spicy Tomato & Date Chutney
Yield: Makes a 200 ml/7 fl oz jar
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp tamarind paste; 100 g/3½ oz/½ cup brown sugar; 2 tsp black mustard seeds; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 2.5 cm/1 in cinnamon stick; 2 tsp sesame seeds; 5 cm/2 in piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped (or grated); 1 tsp chilli powder; 5 tomatoes, finely chopped; 1 tsp salt; 10 pitted dates, finely chopped

Preparation info

Makes a
200 ml
jar

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Meat Free Mowgli

By Nisha Katona

Published 2022

About

This tasty, fruity chutney can be eaten with so many things: eggs, cheese on toast, with curry or rice, with my Beetroot Chops … the list goes on and on.

Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tsp black mustard seeds
2 tsp<

Asia
India
Preserve
Gluten-free
Vegan
Spicy

Method

Heat the oil in a medium non-stick saucepan over a medium heat. When hot, add the mustard seeds, sesame seeds and cinnamon and let sizzle.
Once sizzling, add the chilli powder and chopped ginger, and cook for 2–3 minutes, or until fragrant. Add the chopped tomatoes and salt, and cook for about 5 minutes to let the tomatoes break down, then add the chopped dates