Murrbo (sweet mango chutney/jam)

Ingredients

• 16 oz raw mangoes
• 12 oz sugar
• 6 cloves
• 4 small cinnamon sticks
• 6 whole cardamoms slightly crushed to release flavour
• 1 glass of water
• 1 tablespoon Lemon juice

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Preparation

• Wash, pat ,dry and peel mangoes. Cut into 1/2 inch cubes.
• Boil mango till slightly tender but still retaining its shape, remove from heat and drain water and keep aside mango.
• In a thick bottomed pan, mix sugar with 1 glass water .
• Heat it, while mixing at frequent intervals till sugar dissolves completely.
  
• Skim off any grey foam, which are impurities from the sugar. Add lemon juice. It will help to avoid crystallization of sugar.
• To the sugar syrup, add the boiled mangoes, cardamoms, cloves and cinnamon and mix properly.
• Let it boil for few minutes and then put it on medium heat. Keep stirring at regular intervals till cooked. Approx 7-8 minutes.When the mixture resembles jam like consistency remove from heat. When cool transfer to sterilised jars. Keep in fridge. Serve with papodams, tortilla chips or with paratha or puri.

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