Have you ever tasted ” Homemade Tomato Jam ” ? Since its harvest time for tomatoes and is available in market at throw away price , i thought of sharing this “easy homemade no preservative recipe for Tomato jam “. Enjoy the peak flavor of fresh tomatoes past the season by preparing homemade jam with no artificial preservatives.This jam recipe preserves its fresh flavor with nothing but sugar,salt and lime followed by proper storage.Once ready,you will be surprised to see the jars emptied sooner than you anticipated.That addictive it is.
Growing up, my mom used to make these tomato jam at home when tomatoes were in season.Once it was done,she would happily pass a few jars of this luscious jam to our neighbours and relatives, keeping some for us.And in return she would get loads of praises who ever tasted them.It was always a hit since they are not usually available in stores.
Here i pass to you all my Mom’s recipe for tomato jam which is very simple.You simply throw tomato,sugar into a pot and it cooks down to a jammy ,very good consistency and color ,beautifully flavored with cinnamon and cloves.But yes it calls for your attention to stir between and not to overcook them. If you cook more ,it will become very hard and sticky after cooling.So be all eyes near its final stage.
Are you ready to give this homemade tomato jam a try ?Im sure you’l enjoy the cooking process as you see the tomatoes turning to jellies..
You can also check this homemade raw mango jam recipe …
HOMEMADE TOMATO JAM
Ingredients
- 1 Kg Ripe tomato
- 3/4 Kg Sugar
- 1-2 pinch Salt
- 2 tbsp Lemon juice
- 2 pcs Cinnamon sticks /dalchini, (Crush into coarse powder )
- 5 - 6 Cloves/ Lavang, (Crush into coarse powder )
Instructions
- Wash tomatoes and make a cross (X) in endways as shown in the pic.
- Boil water nicely. Switch off and drop tomatoes inside hot water. Let it remain in it for about 5-10mins.This will help to peel skin off from tomatoes easily.
- Take them out from water,allow to cool .Peel off skin and discard them .Squeeze out some of the juice and seeds from it.You can use it for something else.
- Chop tomato into very fine pieces or blend in a processor for few seconds.
- Take a heavy bottom large pan / kadai. Pour tomatoes into it.Boil for abt 15 mins in medium high flame to reduce liquid.
- Add sugar,cinnamon and cloves powder. Mix well.Let the gas be on medium flame.Bring mixture to full boil stirring frequently in between.As it thickens,stir consistently and reduce the flame. Make sure not to overcook. Jam will thicken as it cools. (Refer notes)
- When the jam has reached a thick sauce consistency, add lemon juice.Mix well, turn off flame.Cool for about 10 mins and pour into clean sterilized glass bottles.
- Once it cools completely, close the lid and refrigerate / store in a cool dry place.Use when required for bread , buns,chapathi, etc .
Notes
- Use ripe and pulpy tomatoes.For flavoring i have added cinnamon and cloves. You can use something else too or omit.
- When the jam has reached the consistency of ketchup,switch off the stove.When it will cool, it will thicken and attain jam consistency.
- What to do ,if you overcooked and your jam has become hard after cooling? Don't worry, transfer the jam to the kadai . When its warm, sugar will dissolve. At this stage, add about a glass of boiled water.Mix well.See that it gets a consistency of ketchup.
- If made well,stored well and used with clean hands , this homemade jam remains fresh for many months even at room temperature.
- If you don't want seeds in it, you can puree and filter to remove all seeds.
26 Comments
nandoos Kitchen
February 24, 2014 at 11:30 amtomato jam looks yumm..
MonuTeena RecipesPassion
February 24, 2014 at 11:42 amGood work Smitha; well explained i am sure jam turned out great 🙂
chikkus Kitchen
February 24, 2014 at 11:46 amLip smacking and colorful jam !! Yumm 🙂
Linsy Patel
February 24, 2014 at 12:57 pmVery nice jam.
Manjula Bharath
February 24, 2014 at 2:49 pmvery tempting and delicious tomato jam 🙂 well done dear , very appealing color:)
Sony P
February 24, 2014 at 3:46 pmLooks so tempting jam!!
Nalini Somayaji
February 24, 2014 at 5:30 pmyemmy Tomato Jam….helpful recipe…too Smitha Kalluraya..
Tanya Desigan
February 24, 2014 at 6:46 pmI never tried to make my own Jam… A must try recipe.. your looks so yummy 🙂
Mitha Hegde
February 24, 2014 at 7:26 pmWow… Looks so good… My mom makes them too… Awesome combo with neer dosa.. Your pics are tempting me to make them soon…. 🙂
Sathya Priya
February 24, 2014 at 10:56 pmLove the very red coor of the tomato jam ..Well prepared smitha .
Priya Anandakumar
February 24, 2014 at 11:00 pmBeautifully made tomato jam…
Chitra
February 25, 2014 at 3:53 pmFinger licking good.Looks so yummy !
Gloria
February 25, 2014 at 4:47 pmthe jam looks so yumm..loved the rich colour…
Radha Natarajan
February 26, 2014 at 6:31 amnice recipe…love your blog too, good recipes, hope you will drop by my page too.
Meena Kumar
February 26, 2014 at 7:05 amThat jam picture looks seriously drool worthy ..Smitha.I am sure ur kids must have been really happy t have it. Homemade jam here gets over in two days..my daughter simply loves it..
Arti
February 26, 2014 at 9:37 amAlways wanted to make these at home with no preservatives.. Perhaps now I can try, with your step by step guide, this should come out yummy!
Saranya Balaji
February 27, 2014 at 11:47 amlovely and healthy post…
prachi agarwal
February 27, 2014 at 3:58 pmlovely colour of tomato jam
Gayathri Sathyanarayanan
March 3, 2014 at 6:01 pmlooks yummy. well explained.
Vibha Sp
June 28, 2014 at 3:33 pmlukng so sweet , vl try it soon n send u pic dear , very easy one , thanks for recipe 🙂
mrkk08
August 24, 2015 at 3:43 pmMy housemates are so happy that this is cooking on my stove right now. We can’t get enough of tomato jam, and we’re so glad tomato season is here & in full swing!
Anonymous
October 29, 2015 at 3:30 pm10 minutes? Seriously??? I had nothing but mush on my hands; thank you very much.
Mani Menon
August 22, 2016 at 10:16 amTomatoes are just Rs 5/- a kg now! Right time to make tomato jam. Thanks a lot for your simple recipe!
Malefetsane Koalane
October 2, 2016 at 8:46 amBeen looking for this.Looks easy.Will try it out.
Margaret Muthoni
October 8, 2016 at 7:48 amThis is the simplest recipe ever. I love ❤ it.
Tingting
March 7, 2018 at 6:12 pmwhat if u want to do it as a project to show others?