MIXED FRUIT JAM

MIXED FRUIT JAM
Mixed fruit jam,is a tasty recipe liked by most of the children in between bread slices ,or rotis or dosas and puris..
Materials:
Apple 1 no
Banana 2 nos
Black grapes A hand ful

Mango jelly-sundried-3 inch piece
(Mamidi Thandra)
Sugar 1 to 2 cups
according to your choice

Condensed milk 2 tbsp
Method:
Wash the fruits except banana and mango jelly.Next wipe them dry and cut all of the four items in to pieces (even the mango jelly to be made into pieces)
Now grind all of them in to paste without adding water.
Take a micro safe bowl and grease with ghee.Then add the mixed fruit paste in to it.Then micro high it for 4 minutes.Mix once by taking it outside.
Next add sugar and condensed milk and again micro high for 9 minutes,mix in between two to three  times..By this time it will be dried to much extent.
Next mix it once and micro it for 360 degrees for 2 minutes..

Lastly micro it in low 180 degrees for 2 minutes and remove it outside.Let it turn cool then store it..

It will remain for more than 1 month in fridge..I didnot add colour and essence,but u may add if u like......Due to the addition of dry  mango jelly,the jam acquaired a yummy taste..Surely try this home made jam for your kids..

APPLE BANANA HALWA

APPLE BANANA HALWA
Today i wanted to do some new variety,hence i tried this,i have done only with apple and banana as i had only these 2 items handy..but it came out very tasty..
Materials:
Apple 2 nos

chopped with skin
Banana 1 no
Sugar 100 gms

Condensed milk 2 tbsp
Ghee 3tsp
Dry nuts 1 tbsp

Food colour 1 pinch optional
Method:
Chop the apple into  pieces along with banana pieces and grind into a paste without adding water..

Now grease a microwave bowl with a tsp ghee and place the apple paste ,and microwave high for 4 minutes.
Remove the bowl out after 1 minute,stir it well and add condensed milk,along with sugar and again micro high for 6 minutes.
Remove it ,and add 1 tsp of ghee and a pinch of food colour,stir well and again place the bowl in oven.
Now lastly micro high for 5 minutes.
Now place 1 tsp of ghee in another bowl and micro high for 30 seconds.
Remove it outside and add dry nuts and micro high for 1 minute.
Now add the fried nuts in to the apple halwa bowl and mix well.
Lastly garnish with a few nuts..

Serve hot..

STAR FRUIT -JAM

STAR FRUIT-JAM
I experimented preparing of jam with star fruit ,it was sour sweet n yummy which children love with bread/dosas/rotis or even puris..
Materials:
Star fruit - 1 cup
Chopped into pieces
Sugar 1 cup
for more sweetness 2 cups totally
Ghee 2to 3  tsp
Colour-optional
Method:

Take 1 cup of chopped starfruit pieces and grind it into a paste,(do not add water),as the fruit itself has a lot of juice init.Place a microwave safe bowl and place 1 tsp of ghee in it,thenafter heat in a microwave for 30 seconds.

Then remove it outside and add the starfruit pulp/paste and microwave for 2 min in high.

Then remove it outside and add sugar and again microwave it for 6 min.Mean while mix it for every 2 minutes.

Then remove from microwave mix well and add 1 tsp of ghee.Then  micro wave it for 3 minutes in 40%(360)
Remove and mix well,and microwave it at 20% for 2 min.
Remove it from oven and mix well..
Totally  it takes 13 minutes..
If u add more sugar microwave it for another minute more..