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Tomato chutney in small plate with cashew nuts

Mum’s Easy Sweet and Spicy Tomato Chutney (Bengali)

You can whip up this easy, sweet and spicy Bengali style tomato chutney recipe (often referred to as Khejur / Khajoor chutney), in a matter of 30 minutes. It pairs perfectly with rice, roti, naan and any curry.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Bengali, Indian
Servings 6
Calories 82 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 medium sized saucepan ensure you use a saucepan as this will help cook the tomatoes down.

Ingredients
  

  • 4 medium-sized tomatoes or a can of chopped tomatoes.
  • 3 three Indian dried chillis adjust based on your preference, if you like it hot, stick to three!
  • 1 tsp of mustard seeds
  • 1 handful rasins or sultanas
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 4 dates
  • 1 tsp tamarind paste
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 handful cashews almonds or coconut to garnish
  • 1 tsp honey or more if you would like extra sweet

Instructions
 

  • Chop up around three to four medium sized tomatoes. Chop them up into large chunks, these will all cook down, so not to worry about size
  • Chop up your dates into long thin pieces.
  • Roughly chop up your cashew nuts.
  • In a saucepan, heat up some oil (olive oil or vegetable oil). While its on a relatively low heat, add your mustard seeds and dried chilli’s and wait for those to start popping and for the dried chilli to have browned a little bit.
  • Add in all of your tomatoes, give that a good stir with the mustard seeds and dried chilli’s. After combined add in turmeric, chilli powder and a little bit of salt to taste.
  • Give it another stir, cover and cook on a medium heat for around 10 minutes.
  • Lift the lid off of your saucepan, get your fork or masher and mash the tomatoes, but not too much as you still want a little bit of texture.
  • Next, add your chopped dates, handful of raisins (or sultanas), tamarind, teaspoon of honey and a little splash of water. Give that a good stir.
  • Cover again on a low heat for another 10 minutes, let it rest for 10 minutes after it has finished cooking.
  • Garnish with your chopped cashews, almonds or coconuts.

Notes

the nutritional information is an estimate automatically calculated using the WPRM recipe maker and I am not responsible for its veracity.

Nutrition

Calories: 82kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 2gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 205mgPotassium: 327mgFiber: 2gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 849IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg
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