Jelly, for
me it is all time favorite and loved by kids on toast and thus we can classify
it as unique recipe for kids. Today I have learnt how to make a very simple and
easy Guava jelly recipe from my mother and this recipe hardly requires any
ingredients. The main ingredient to prepare this jelly is ripe guava. Moreover my
mother doesn’t use any preservative into it, but still you can preserve it for
5 to 6 months if it is properly refrigerated.
If you increase
or decrease the quantity of guava, accordingly you should increase or decrease the
quantity of other ingredients mentioned below.
Ripe Guava -
10, medium size
Water - 5 cups
or as required to cover the fruits
Sugar - 1 cup
of sugar for 1 cup of juice
Fresh Lime or
lemon juice - 1 tbsp juice for 1 cup of juice
Cut guavas
in big cubes.
In a pan put
all the guava pieces and pour water so that water covers the guava pieces.
Cook the
guavas till they become tender and soft.
Switch off the oven.
Cool the guava mixture.
Take a
muslin cloth and cover a big bowl with the cloth, pour the guava mixture in the
middle of the cloth. The liquid will pass through the cloth and the guava
pieces will remain on the cloth. Now bring together all the four sides of the
cloth and tie a knot and start squeezing the cloth to get maximum juice out of
it.
Put aside the residue from the
cloth.
Once the juice is collected, take the measurement of the juice as this is
important to measure other ingredients.
In my case,
for 10 guavas, my mother extracted 3 cups of juices. So, she used 3 cups of
sugar and 3 tablespoon of lime or lemon juice.
Measurement is – for 1 cup of juice, add 1
cup of sugar and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
Now put the
mixture of juice, sugar and lemon juice in a pan and start boiling till the
liquid becomes very thick. You can also take some liquid on a spoon and test
with your fingers, if you feel it sticky, means it is done.
The Guava
Jelly is ready. Take a sterilized jar pour the jelly into it when it is slightly
warm.
Cover the
jar with the lid tightly. To keep the jelly for longer time you can put it in
the refrigerator when it is completely cool.
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