Sri Lankan Malay Pickle

Ingredients

• 375 g pitted Dates, roughly chopped
• 2 cup White vinegar/coconut vinegar ((adjust to your taste. see notes*))
• 2 tbsp black mustard seeds
• 5 cloves of garlic
• 1 inch cube of ginger
• 1 1/2 tbsp chili powder (reduce if you don't like heat)
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder (Preferably Ceylon cinnamon)
• 1 1/2 tsp salt (adust to your taste)
• 2/3 cup Dark brown sugar/Brown Sugar
• 650 g Shallots/Pearl onions* (see notes)
• 300 g Carrot, peeled and cut into thick 1 inch long strips or wedges
• 100 g pitted dates, chopped into bite size pieces
• 100 g green chilies slitted
• 250 g Banana peppers cut into 2cm thick slices