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Main Course

Banana Jam

A home-style Kerala dish made with care and the kind of spice knowledge that comes from watching someone else cook it a hundred times. Each step matters, and the result is worth the effort.

Ingredientsfor 5 servings

2 kg Ripe bananas Palayamkodan
600 g / Sugar
4 tbsp Lemon juice
1 nos Clove (Grambu)
Cochinel red color

Preparation

Step 1
Remove the outer skin of the bananas and chop into small pieces.
Step 2
Get a vessel and put the banana pieces into it. Pour water sufficient enough to cook. Boil for sometime in medium heat and take it off the heat when done.
Step 3
Sieve the cooked bananas through a clean cloth.
Step 4
Into the banana syrup add sugar, lemon juice and clove. Stir continuously and boil in medium heat. Remove the scum that deposits on the surface.
Step 5
After the syrup has achieved a thick consistency add the red color. Remove from fire.
Step 6
Pour the hot jam into clean dry bottles. Place these bottles on a wooden piece while filling with jam. Cool the jam and close tightly with lid.
Step 7
Banana jam is ready.homemade jam with bread etc.

Tip

When the recipe says "medium heat," it means medium. Kerala cooking is not about high-flame drama — most of the work happens at a patient, steady temperature.

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Main Course

Banana Jam

A home-style Kerala dish made with care and the kind of spice knowledge that comes from watching someone else cook it a hundred times. Each step matters, and the result is worth the effort.

Ingredientsfor 5 servings

2 kg Ripe bananas Palayamkodan
600 g / Sugar
4 tbsp Lemon juice
1 nos Clove (Grambu)
Cochinel red color

Preparation

Step 1
Remove the outer skin of the bananas and chop into small pieces.
Step 2
Get a vessel and put the banana pieces into it. Pour water sufficient enough to cook. Boil for sometime in medium heat and take it off the heat when done.
Step 3
Sieve the cooked bananas through a clean cloth.
Step 4
Into the banana syrup add sugar, lemon juice and clove. Stir continuously and boil in medium heat. Remove the scum that deposits on the surface.
Step 5
After the syrup has achieved a thick consistency add the red color. Remove from fire.
Step 6
Pour the hot jam into clean dry bottles. Place these bottles on a wooden piece while filling with jam. Cool the jam and close tightly with lid.
Step 7
Banana jam is ready.homemade jam with bread etc.

Tip

When the recipe says "medium heat," it means medium. Kerala cooking is not about high-flame drama — most of the work happens at a patient, steady temperature.