MIXED FRUIT JAM

Though Kissan Jam and others are good...this is delicious(I can still feel the taste as I type)....bread pieces just disappear, even chapathi..

INGREDIENTS
Ensure the fruits are not too ripe. Ensure apple and papaya are more in quantity than others

• Papaya - 1
• Apple - 4
• Pineapple - 1
• Mango - 1
• Oranges - 4
• Banana - 6
• Other fruits that are in the season
• Raspberry red Color Mixed Fruits Essence

PREPARATION

• Peel the skin of the fruits
• Remove seeds from the fruits
• Cut all fruits into small pieces
• Add water the fruits and bring it to boil, till fruits are cooked(methapade varaku vudikinchali)
• Let it cool down
• Grind it smoothly
• Measure the above paste if it is sour (pulla a vunte) - equal quantity sugar to be added
• If it is sweet for every kg of jam, add 3/4 kg of sugar
• Mix the paste and sugar well
• Put this over the pan and let it boil till it becomes theega pakam
• After it starts getting together (deggara padina tharuvatha), add lemon juice in below measure
• For every kg of sugar, add 1 1/2 tsp of lemon juice
• Let it cook for 10 more minutes
• Remove from stove
• Add Raspberry red Color Mixed Fruits Essence: 
• Add sodium bicarbonate: For every 1 kg fruit mixture, pinch to be added in warm water and mix and then add to the jam
• Let it cool down
• Take 1 tsp of Jam and mix with color  and then mix in the whole Jam
• MIX JAM WELL TO SMOOTH
• After cooling down add to JAM JARS and store in REFRIGERATOR
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