Tomato Jam Recipe | Thakkali Jam Recipe
Tomato Jam Recipe with step by step pictures. Easy Tomato preserves or Thakkali jam recipe is made with tomatoes, sugar and cardamom. Healthy and simple jam using juicy tomatoes and sugar can be used as a spread for your toast or enjoy as dips too. In this blog post learn how to make homemade tomato jam without any preservatives or pectin.
Equipment
Blender
Cooking pot
Ingredients
- 5 large Tomatoes
- 1 cup Sugar
- 3 no Cardamom crushed
- 1 pinch Salt
- 1 tablespoon Ghee
Instructions
- Take tomatoes and make slashes all over the tomatoes..Heat water in a sauce pan,bring it to a boil. Add the tomatoes in and cook for 1 mins. Remove it and place in ice cold water. Now peel away the skin, it will come pretty easily.
- Chop up these peeled tomatoes and add it to a blender and make into a puree.
- Add this puree, sugar, cardamom and salt in a kadai and heat it up. Mix well. Bring this to a boil and cook it for 15 mins. It will turn reddish colour. When it gets thick add a tblspn of ghee and mix well. It will be thick and glooby. Allow it to cool down.
- Once cooled, Transfer it to a clean container and store in fridge.
Notes
- Use fresh ripe tomatoes, particularly country variety for the slight tart taste.
- Peeling tomato skin is optional, you can skip if you don't want too.
- You can add more or less sugar depending to your preference.
- You can use vanilla extract for flavouring.
- For brighter tomato jam, a small pinch of red food colour can be used.
Storage
You can store homemade tomato jam in fridge and use up to 3 weeks. For more storage, add a tablespoon of lemon juice to the jam which helps in the preservation.Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Tomato Jam Recipe | Thakkali Jam Recipe
Serving Size
1 cup
Amount per Serving
Calories
72
% Daily Value*
Fat
1
g
2
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.3
g
Cholesterol
3
mg
1
%
Sodium
6
mg
0
%
Potassium
146
mg
4
%
Carbohydrates
16
g
5
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
15
g
17
%
Protein
1
g
2
%
Vitamin A
505
IU
10
%
Vitamin C
8
mg
10
%
Calcium
7
mg
1
%
Iron
0.2
mg
1
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.