Strawberry-Kiwi Jam
With Strawberry season at peak here, every farmers market seems to be flooded with these juicy beauties. I brought home a good quantity and have been enjoying them in various ways, and reserved a few to prepare some jam.
Chopped Strawberries and Kiwi
I also had a few kiwi sitting pretty in the refrigerator which I decided to add to the strawberry jam. The end result was a sweet+tart+delightful jam which my family enjoyed.
Strawberry-Kiwi Jam
Ingredients:
Strawberry – 750 gms, stems removed, cored and chopped
Kiwi – 6, peeled and chopped
Sugar – 600 gms
Fresh mint leaves – 8, finely chopped
Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
Strawberry-Kiwi jam on toast – my breakfast
Method:
1. Add sugar to the chopped strawberries and mix well in a mixing bowl. Cover and keep the bowl in the refrigerator overnight for the juices to extract.
2. The next day, pour the contents of the mixing bowl into a stainless steel saucepan and add all the remaining ingredients to it. Mix well and let it cook uncovered at medium high heat for 45-55 mins. Keep stirring and keep a close eye on it. During the last 15 mins, lower the heat to medium low. Remove from heat once done.
3. Spoon the prepared jam into a sterlised canning jar and seal the jar according to instructions. Once it is at room temperature, refrigerate the jar to store.
Note: This is a preservelike spread and not a true preserve and must be refrigerated to avoid spoilage, because it contains a higher proportion of fruit to sugar and retain more fresh fruit flavor.
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Luv,
Mona
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July 15th, 2009 at 4:36 am
Looks so good.. Here strawberry season starts in December it seems…Will till then to try it out..
July 15th, 2009 at 9:24 am
I wish I had a jar of this delicious jam here!
July 15th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Your beautiful pics have my mouth watering for some fresh fruit!
July 16th, 2009 at 10:59 am
I definitely like these fresh homemade jams to store bought ,love the luscious red color 😀
July 16th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
Looks delicious, loved the addition of mint leaves and kiwi to the jam, must have added a different flavor to the jam I am sure 🙂
July 16th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Beautiful jam Mona I love ho wyou can see the kiwi seeds within the deep red jam. 🙂
July 16th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Your site certainly is a labor of love. Beautiful recipes. I love Hyderabadi food, what little I’ve had. Am makings mental lists of recipes I want to try. Kudos!
July 17th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Strawberries and kiwi are a great combination,Mona
July 18th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
That’s a great flavor combo, looks yummy!
July 19th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
I love homemade jam ,strawberry & kiwi jam sounds perfect 🙂
July 20th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
The combination of strawberry and kiwi in a jam sounds great! I have been wanting to try combining two fruit in a jam.
August 29th, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Hi
The combination of strawberry and kiwi is great. Got to try some day.
balvinder
February 15th, 2016 at 11:37 am
Assalamu alaikum
Do we need to mix sugar to strawberries alone or need to add kiwi too?