How to make delicious, strange and simple Buddha’s hand jam on New Year’s Day

Buddha hand fruit is a fancy fruit because of its shape like Buddha’s hand, so it is called buddha hand. This fruit is warm, rich in vitamin C, lemon oil, … very good for sputum, cough, easy digestion and stomach pain, …

In addition to being used to worship on full moon days or Tet holidays, the Buddha’s hand can also be processed into jam to eat on Tet holiday with the meaning of wishing to bring peace and luck to the whole family.

Ingredients for making Buddhist jam

• 2-3 Buddha hands.
• 500 – 600g white sugar.

How to make Buddha’s jam

Step 1: Prepare ingredients

Buddha hand wash and cut pomegranate seeds about 1cm .

Note how to choose a delicious Buddha’s hand:

– Buddha’s hand should choose the fruit as many long, fat and even fingers , the delicious fruit.

– Choose fruit with a slightly translucent yellow color, smooth skin will be more fragrant. Old Buddha’s hand will have round, evenly spaced essential oil bags, plump , solid and hard fruit surface.

– Avoid buying young fruit, fruit with scratches, worms, bruises or broken fingers.

To remove the bitter taste, then you put the Buddha’s hand in a pot and fill it with water, beat the lid until it boils, then open the lid and reduce the heat to simmer for about 30 minutes , then take out the Buddha’s hand to dry.

Step 2: Buddha’s hand slug with sugar water

Use another pot for boiled Buddha’s hand, add 500g of sugar and turn on medium heat. Then use chopsticks to stir, slug until the Buddha’s hand is transparent, the sugar water thickens, then turn off the heat and then remove the jam and leave it on the grid to cool completely.

If you want to eat sticky jam, after this step is processed, you can put it in a preservation jar and eat it gradually. If you want to eat dried jam, proceed to step 3.

Step 3: Drain the jam

To drain the Buddha’s hand, you should take the Buddha’s hand and slug it on paper towels and sprinkle white sugar evenly on the Buddha’s hand . Finally, leave the jam for about 1 hour or overnight for the sugar to adhere to the jam.

Finished product

With just a few simple steps and without spending a lot of ingredients, you can make your own delicious, delicious and extremely strange Buddha’s hand jam to enjoy on New Year’s Day.

How to preserve jam?

Buddha jam to cool completely and then pour into a clean jar with a lid. If using a glass jar, you should rinse it with boiling water to disinfect it , then drain it completely.

If it is a sticky jam, it should be stored in the refrigerator to eat better and preserve it longer. If you do not have a refrigerator, you can keep the lid tightly closed in a cool, dry place, it will be used for 1 year.

So Tnhelearning.edu.vn has shared with you how to make deliciously simple and delicious Buddha’s hand jam that anyone can make to enjoy on New Year’s Day. Hope you are succesful.

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