APPLE JAM

Anything homemade is really exciting and greaaaat!!!..if it's jam ,bread ,cookies anything..i have made strawberry jam loong back..and this time its apple jam😊...
This is one among the many recipes that was being suffocated in my drafts..🤕

And i cannot forget the day i made this jam..It was the day cyclone hit our city..Obviously there was no power anywhere.We had no idea when the power will be resumed..forget the power..it was a mess everywhere.I do not want to go into the details..it was such a terrible day..so these apples were  lying in the fridge and i was afraid it will get spoiled.not only apples..there was fish too in the freezer..i made them into pickle😋😋.recipe on the way.(hopefully..bcz dn know when i will again disappear from blogging😯😑)..

My husband and little one loved this jam.He does not like jam or particularly anything sweet, but this was home made:)....To the recipe...........

Ingredients
apple - 5 nos chopped
sugar - 1/2 cup
lemon juice - 1tbsp

Method
wash and peel apples.
chop them and cover and cook  with little water till the apples are cooked
switch off the stove and mash the cooked apples
now take a pan or kadai and transfer the mashed apples to it and saute on medium heat
add sugar and mix well
cook till the mixture gets thick and starts leaving from the sides of the pan
add lemon juice  mix well and switch off flame
let it cool completely
transfer to a container or jar and use

Strawberry Jam

I m soooooo happy and surprised that i made this jam.I mean making jam at home was never in my dreams,seriously.But after this attempt i m definitely going to make jams more often.Its so easy and no preservatives.

 
I accidentally happened to see this recipe and it required just three ingredients.Since its strawberry season now i had strawberries in my fridge also.After all we have to make the best use of seasonal fruits,isn't it?;).So more strawberry recipes on the way.

The result was awesome,just awesome,that's it. .Go ahead..make your batch and get surprised by the homemade magic:)

Recipe for strawberry jam
Ingredients

1. strawberry - 1 cup
2. sugar - 1/2 cup
3. lime juice - juice of half lemon

Method

• wash and clean the strawberries and drain 
• in a heavy bottom pan smash the strawberries. i used my pestle to crush strawberries
• add in sugar and lime juice
• place on the stove and boil at medium flame for about 20 minutes.
• stir in between and do not cover the pan as it may spill.

• place a spoonful of  the mixture on a plate and keep it inside the freezer for about 1 or 2 minutes.
• when taken out  and drawn a line it should leave a trail as shown in the pic below.this is the right consistency

• switch off flame and allow it to cool completely before storing in a jar.