Sweet and sour tomatoes with dates and raisins

Sweet and sour tomatoes with dates and raisins

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A flavorful Bengali dish featuring slow-cooked tomatoes, blackberries, dates, and grapes, seasoned with panch phoron spice and with a slightly acidic tast…

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Khatta tomato is a Bengali side dish with a sweet and sour flavor. Black tomato is cooked with dates, grapes, and spices, resulting in a sweet and tangy flavor. It pairs well with rice or khichuri.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

5 people
  • $7.54
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Directions

  1. Wash the tomatoes and cut them into large pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Heat the oil in a saucepan and add the panch phoron and dried red chili pepper, cooking until fragrant.
  3. Add the green chili peppers and stir briefly, then add the tomatoes with a pinch of salt. Cover and let them soften. ≈ 4 min
  4. When the tomatoes are ripe, add the dates and grapes, then the sugar and water. Mix well. ≈ 4 min
  5. Cook over medium heat until the liquid thickens and the dates become soft.
  6. If desired, you can also add a little amchur or tamarind juice for extra acidity. ≈ 3 min
  7. When the mixture is thick and glossy, turn off the heat. ≈ 3 min

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 to 5 chopped tomato blackberries
  • 8 to 10 pitted dates
  • 2 tablespoons of grapes
  • 100 g of sugar (approximately 1/2 cup, adjust as needed)
  • salt
  • 2 green chili peppers, sliced
  • 1 dried red chili pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon of panch phoron
  • 2 tablespoons of oil
  • 120 ml of water (1/2 cup)
  • 1 teaspoon of amchur powder or tamarind juice (optional)

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