Homemade Strawberry Jam

                                           Homemade Strawberry Jam

          I never knew that strawberries are grown in India too, until we visited Munnar in 2011. Because of its packing, I always thought that it was imported. When we went to Mattupati Dam, Munnar, we saw vendors selling strawberries. 
            At Kannan Devan tea board Munnar, there were stalls selling varieties of green tea, masala tea, etc and chocolates, jellies and jams. We bought strawberry jam, it was not like regular jam, it had fruit pulps and was very yummy. After having tasted it, I derived this recipe.  

Cuisine: Indian
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Yields: 250 gms

Ingredients:
Fresh strawberries: 200 gms
Sugar: 50 gms
Lemon Juice: 2 tea spoons
Water: 3 tea spoons (Optional)

 Method:
1. Wash the strawberries well in running water and roughly cut into pieces.
2. Place a pan on the stove over medium flame.
3. When it is hot, add the strawberries and keep on stirring till it becomes mushy.
4. If you want, add water in this stage, otherwise skip it.
5. Add the sugar and stir well till it thickens.
6. Put off the flame, when it becomes semi solid.
7. Add lemon juice and mix well. Let it cool.
8. Transfer it to a clean container and store in refrigerator.

Note:
1. It stays well for a month.