Dried Figs Jam Recipe for Toddlers and Kids
Homemade Dried Figs Jam - easy, preservative-free jam recipe with Dried Figs and powdered jaggery using instant pot /pressure cooker.
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Ingredients
- Dried Figs - 20 stems removed
- Powdered Jaggery - ½ cup
- Water - 1 Cup
- Vanilla Extract - 1 tsp Optional
- Lemon Juice - ½ tsp
Instructions
- Chop the dried figs roughly into pieces after removing the stem. Transfer the chopped figs pieces into a pressure cooker or instant pot. Add powder jaggery.
- Add in water. Mix well.
- Pressure cook for one whistle in a pressure cooker or Cook at high pressure for 2 mins in the instant pot and let the pressure release naturally. Once pressure released, open the instant pot or pressure cooker.
- Mash the cooked dried figs with a masher. Alternatively, you can add them to a blender and blend everything until smooth. Add the water used for pressure cooking while grinding if necessary.
- Cook and stir it occasionally until it reaches a jam-like consistency. Keep the flame low to medium in a pressure cooker to avoid burning at the bottom. It may take 5-7 mins (use saute button in instant pot). Check the jam consistency in between by placing a spoonful of jam in a plate and cool it down after cooling down, if no water separated, then its the correct consistency for a jam. Once the jam consistency is reached, add vanilla extract (optional).
- Squeeze lemon juice and Switch off the flame or Press the Cancel button in the instant pot. Cool it down and store it in a sterilized glass container.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g