Pineapple halwa or jam

June 21, 2021

Pineapple halwa or jam

Pineapple jam

Ingredients:

Pineapple : 3

Sugar : 3 cups

Lemon : 3 tsp

Cardamom : 12 pods

Cloves : 12

Cinnamon : 4 inch pieces

Procedure:

Wash the pineapples, cut them into halves and grate them on a coconut grater to extract the pulp; or just peel, slice and chop them into pieces. Then puree it using a mixer jar. Do not incorporate the center stem or the core.

Measure the puree (I got 6 cups). Cook it on a medium- high flame stirring continuously using a long wooden spatula.

Continue cooking till the juice is reduced.

Then add half part sugar (3 cups) and cook further. Reserve some sugar to powder the spices.

In a spice grinding jar powder the spices along with the reserved sugar. (You can also use whole spices instead of powdered)

Keep stirring throughout as it will be bubbling and will splatter out.

As it thickens up and the splattering is reduced, add lime juice and the powdered spices. When it stops splattering and starts leaving the sides and you can see the bottom of the pan, switch off the flame.

Sterilize glass jars, dry them and place them on a wooden board (this will avoid the breaking of glass) and pour the jam in it while it is hot; and seal it with it's lid.