Monday 12 September 2011

HOT MANGO JAM ( Kugan )



HOT MANGO JAM

Ingredients:

500 grms firm ripe mangoes
1 tsp ginger grated
1 pip garlic grated
2 dried red chillie cut into small pieces
¾ cup brown sugar ( more or less to your taste )
¼ cup vinegar
¾ cup water
Little salt.

Spices to be tied in a muslin cloth:
1 stick cinnamon about 2 inches
2 cloves
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp coriander seeds
2 cardamom pods cracked

Method:
Peel and cut the mangoes into i inch cubes.
In a pot, add in the mango pieces, water, ginger, garlic,
And the spice bundle, tied in the muslin cloth.
Cook for about 10 minutes, till the mangoes are cooked.

Now add in the vinegar, salt, dry chillies and the sugar.
Cook for about 20 minutes till the jam thickens.
Remove the bundle and squeeze out the juice, before discarding.
Cool and transfer to clean bottle. Yummy hot jam is ready.

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