Pomegranate molasses

Name: How to cook Pomegranate molasses - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 &1/4 cup
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Jibita Khanna

Pomegranate molasses

This Pomegranate molasses are often used in Middle Eastern cuisines. In Middle East and Mediterranean countries, it's easily available but here in India its not and is a bit unnecessarily expensive too, even if you get it ....so I prepared it at home to make Izma Salsa as the recipe calls for this ......as once in a food channel " Food Safari" , I think ,few years back I had seen it being prepared fresh at home easily. #koftamalaban

Ingredient

Food ration :

1 &1/4 cup

Cooking time :

20 minutes

2 cups

pure pomegranate juice

1/2 cup

sugar

2 tbsp

lemon juice

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Wash, cut and get all the the pomegranate arils out, in short pulses crush it to get the juice, do not grind the seeds as it may become bitter and make it more tart. Strain the juice....from 1 kg Pomegranate I got 2 cups juice without adding any water.

* Step 2

Put all the three ingredients in a pan and put on the flame and cook for about 20 minutes on the smallest burner of the gas stove....if flame is too high, make it low.....when the mixture reduces by 3/4 and thickens a bit your molasses is ready. As it cools the molasses thickens up so don't reduce it too much and thicken it, otherwise it will become solid once it comes to room temperature.

* Step 3

Be careful not to burn it and keep stirring frequently to avoid it. Pour it in a dry clean bowl or jar and let it come to room temperature. You can use this to make Izma Salsa or any Middle Eastern Recipe which calls for it. Bon Appetit!!!