1. Wipe each dates with a soft kitchen towel. Remove seed and chop finely.
2. In a wide frying pan, heat oil. Add mustard seeds.
3. When they crackle, add chopped tomatoes and fry on a medium heat until tomatoes are well blended and water dries up (5 - 7 minutes).
4. Add red chilli powder and stir for 2 minutes.
5. Add jaggery, ginger, chopped dates, salt to taste and water.
6. Cover with a tight lid and cook on low for 15 minutes or until done/tomato - dates mixture thickens/fragrant/water dries up.
7. Allow chutney mixture to cool for 15 minutes.
8. Transfer the chutney mixture into a mixer bowl (mixer bowl should be dry) / blender and make a very fine paste.
9. Serve with samosa / pakoda / bajji or as a side dish with rotis / pulav / biryani.
10. Recipe Courtesy: Niya's World

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