Mixed Fruit Jam

                            This is my first time, preparing jam. I never thought of  making jam is this easy. The thought of preparing jam came to my mind when my 3 yr old kid asked me what she can spread on the bread slice. The first thing i got in my mind was jam, but i don't like store bought as they contain preservatives and lot of sugar. We can even control sugar quantity, if we make at home.This recipe is a big hit, as my kid loved it.

Ingredients:

• 1 apple
• 1 banana
• 2 plums
• 5 strawberries
• 1 orange
• 1 mango
• 10 cherries
• 15-  20 black seedless grapes
• Black berries handful
• Sugar - 1 1/2 cup
• lemon juice - 3 tsp

Method:

• Clean all the fruits. Peel the apple, plums, mango, banana and orange.
• Cut  them into pieces and blend all the fruits in a mixer/blender until smooth. (i  got 4 1/2 cups of puree)
• Combine the fruit puree and sugar in a pan, cook on medium heat to bring it to a boil. (If you  want more sweet, increase the quantity of sugar)
• Simmer until it thicken, stirring in regular intervals.
• Once jam starts to thickens, add lemon juice, cook until jam becomes thick  it takes around one and half hour in slow flame, do stir in intervals. 

                   

• Pour few drops of jam in a plate, if it's spreads then it's not ready, if it's stays firm without moving then your jam is ready. 
• Remove from heat, allow to cool slightly and store in a glass jar.