Muraba-E-Kadu (Pumpkin Jam)

Muraba-E-Kadu (Pumpkin Jam)

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Category: Miscellaneous

Ingredients

IngredientsMeasure
Pumpkin1 kg
Orange1 kg
Sugar750g
Cardamom60g

Instruction

  • Remove the skin of the pumpkin
  • Also remove the inner seeds
  • 2
  • Cut the flesh into 2cm cubes
  • 3
  • Take the zest off the oranges, with as little pith as possible, and cut into matchstick-sized strips
  • 4
  • Extract the juice from the oranges
  • Remove the seeds from the cardamom pods and reserve
  • 5
  • Place the pumpkin, orange juice, orange strips, sugar and whole cardamom pod seeds in a large pan, mix well and leave to marinate for about 10 hours or overnight
  • Stir occasionally
  • 6
  • Bring the mixture to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the liquid has thickened and become syrupy
  • This can take about an hour or a little bit longer
  • Leave to cool then place in clean, dry jars
  • Enjoy!