Bengali Tomato Chutney Authentic Bengali style in just 3 steps

Presenting Bengal's beloved Tomato chutney or Chaatni as we bengalis say. It is a sweet chutney made by caramelizing tomatoes and garnished with dry fruits. It is generally eaten at the end of the meal unlike other Indian chutneys which are eaten simultaneously with other items. It is treated more like a dessert. A bengali thali is incomplete without this chaatni.




To make Chaatni you need : 
About 6-7 tomatoes chopped 
veg oil 1 tbsp
fennel seeds(mouri) half tsp
mustard seeds(shorshe) half tsp
green chilies or dried red chilies 2-3
Ginger paste a pinch
1 bay leaf
Sugar 9-12 tsp minimum or add more as per your desired sweetness
salt 1 tsp
Dry fruits like cashews, raisins and dates a handful
Lemon juice half tsp(optional)

Procedure:
1. Heat up 1 tbsp of oil and put in fennel seeds, mustard seeds, chilies,ginger paste and a bay leaf. When they start crackling, put in all the chopped tomatoes , add salt and cover for 5-10 minutes to soften the tomatoes.


2. Check the tomatoes and add sugar and stir occasionally to caramelize the tomatoes, the color will change. It will become bright red.

3. At the end, add the dry fruits and lemon juice, stir and your super yummy finger licking good tomato chaatni is ready.

Try this recipe and tell me how it was.
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