Carrot Jam

Incredible combination of orange and carrot taste flavoured with cardamom; excellent to eat on toast or as an accompaniment with cheese

Ingredients

Makes about one kilo carrot jam

4 Cups packed shredded carrots

2 Cups sugar

1 Teaspoon cardamom powder

¼ Cup chopped pistachio

1 Tablespoon orange blossom flower or ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Zest of one orange cut in thin strips

1 Teaspoon fresh lemon juice

In a medium size cooking pan combine carrots, sugar, cardamom powder, and orange zest.

Add ½ cup water and cook over medium to low heat for about 30 minutes or until most of the liquid evaporated and carrots are cooked.

Add pistachio and stir

Add one tablespoon orange blossom stir well then add lemon juice stir slightly and turn off the heat.