This is a delicious lip smacking jam prepared with tangy Sorrel ( gongura in Telugu ) leaves with a touch of cinnamon.It can be used as bread spread and also on dosa / roti varieties .
Ingredients:
Tender sorrel leaves 150 Gms,( picked, washed and chopped fine ),
Sugar – 125 Gms,
Desi ghee – 2 Tablesp,
Cinnamon powder – 1/4 Tsp,
Method:
1).Drain out water from sorrel leaves.Put them in pressure cooker ( preferably 3 Litres),
2).Add ghee, sugar and 2 tablesp of water.Mix well and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
3).Release the steam slowly (by using a spoon like object ) and open the cooker.Add cinnamon powder and mix well.
4).Initially jam looks thin but as it cools down it becomes semisolid in consistency.
5).Preserve it in a clean bottle and serve it as a spread on breads/ pancakes/ dosa/ chapathi.
Tip:
Do not dry the sorrel leaves completly as there should be some moisture in them while putting in cooker.