Preparation time
- Total: Approximately 40 minutes
- Preparation: 0 minutes
- Cooking: 40 minutes
Ingredients
- 500 grams Fresh Figs
- 1/4 cup Lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Lemon zest
- 2 teaspoon Red Chilli flakes
- 1/2 cup Honey
- 1/4 cup Brown Sugar (Demerara Sugar)
Instructions
- To begin making the Fig Honey & Paprika Preserve Recipe, wash and chop the figs and let them dryAdd honey and figs in a heavy bottomed saucepan and cook on high heat for about 5 minutes till the figs begin to caramelise a bit
- To this stage, add the sugar and the remaining ingredients, turn the heat to low and allow it to cook until the figs turn soft
- To check whether its done dip a chilled spoon into the boiling jam mixture and hold it above the pan, if the jam falls down together like a sheet rather than falling in drops then you know that the fig preserve is ready
- If it is not, then simmer for some more time until you get that consistency
- Once done, allow the Fig Honey & Paprika Preserve to cool completely
- Store the Fig Honey & Paprika Preserve at room temperature in a clean container and use within a month
- You can serve the Fig Honey & Paprika Preserve as a spread over cookies, over toasted bread or even over a custard bowl
Other informations
The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.
- Servings
- Cuisine
- Course
- Diet
- 20
- Malabar
- Snack
- Vegetarian