“I got a good batch of red roselle from my terrace garden itself. Apart from cooking various dishes , I made this beautiful tangy sweet jam from the roselles . Goes great with bread ,rotis and even in tarts” ~ Geeta (@geeta_4u)
Geeta’s yummy roselle jam recipe is given below.
Ingredients:
- 1kg of Red Roselle
- Sugar to taste
- A table spoon of vinegar
Directions to cook:
- Remove the red outer covering from the fruit
- All the red part is then boiled in a large vessel with water
- Once the water starts to boil ,it becomes ruby red
- Add equal amount of sugar and keep stirring continuously
- Remove the foam which forms at the top with a laddle
- Keep stirring for almost 45 mins
- The red petals will become mushy . (Optional to keep it if you want the mushy consistency)
- Add the vinegar
- The liquid will become dark red in colour and thick in consistency
- The jam is ready
- Let it cool
- Store it in clean , dry bottles .
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