[1] The tomatoes can be diced, mashed or pulped, and additional typical ingredients used include ginger, chilli, sugar, salt, aam papad, raisin, dates and spices and additionally onion, garlic and peanut or dal for the south Indian version.

[2][5][4] Homemade tomato chutney that is canned can have an improved flavor, due to the ingredients intermingling while the product is stored.

[4] Tomato chutney can be used to accompany myriad foods and dishes, such as kebabs, sandwiches, burgers and meat dishes.

[5][6] Tomato chutney has been a mass-produced product in the United States.

[7] Gordon & Dilworth in New York produced it in the 1890s–1900s (decade), and exported some of the product.