Hey! Today I'm sharing the recipe of grape jam made without preservatives and no pectin used. I've used a combination of green and black grapes here, you can alternatively use a single variety or even a combination of three types. This recipe only requires 5 ingredients which are easily available in an Indian household. Since this jam is made without any preservatives, you need to store it in the refrigerator. Stays fresh for 6 months when stored in the refrigerator. Since i have not used pectin, i used agar-agar to get a jammy consistency. Alternatively, you can skip that too. But the consistency of the jam will be a bit thin. I have mentioned all the substitutions for the ingredients, hope it helps. Make sure to try it out and share it on Instagram and let me know how it turned out.
INGREDIENTS:
- Green grapes- 100 gms
- Black grapes- 100 gms
- Sugar- 200 gms (more or less depending on the sourness of the grapes)
- Salt- a pinch
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Agar- agar- 1 tbsp
PROCEDURE:
- Chop up the green grapes, deseed the black grapes and chop them roughly.
- Add sugar, salt and lemon juice to it and let it soak for an hour. Soaking reduces the cooking time of the fruits.
- Cook the mixture on medium flame while stirring continuously
- Cook the mixture till the grapes turn mushy. This process takes around 5-10 mins.
- You'll notice that the grapes are mushy, Strain the mixture. Let the cooked grapes cool down.
- Blend the grapes in a grinder jar once it cools down. Now add all of it back to the vessel.
- Check for sugar and add more sugar if needed, simmer it for 5 mins.
- Cook agar-agar in a vessel until it dissolves, add it to the simmering jam and mix well.
- Cook for 2 mins and switch off the flame.
- Pour the hot jam in a glass jar and let it cool completely before refrigerating.
- Grape jam is ready, serve it by spreading it on a toast.
