Wash and cut 6 to 7 tomatoes into small pieces.
Slit the green chilies and crush the ginger. Keep aside
Heat oil in a pan, then add pancha phuran and curry leaves.
When splutter add the slitted green chilies and crushed ginger, fry till golden brown.
Now add tomatoes, salt and turmeric powder. Stir properly and cover the pan with a lid for some time. Cook it for 2 mins.
Add dates.
Add 1 cup of water to it . Cook it for 2 mins.
In a separate tawa fry the cumin seeds slightly, when they start spluttering, remove from flame and make a fine powder out of it. Keep aside.
When the tomatoes are cooked, add the powdered cumin seeds and sugar to it.
Cook it for 2 to 3 min, remove from flame and garnish with coriander leaves.