Ingredients: 500 grams Fresh Figs,1/4 cup Lemon juice,1 teaspoon Lemon zest,2 teaspoon Red Chilli flakes,1/2 cup Honey,1/4 cup Brown Sugar (Demerara Sugar)
Time in minutes: 40 Servings: 20 Course: Snack Diet: Vegetarian
Instructions: To begin making the Fig Honey & Paprika Preserve Recipe, wash and chop the figs and let them dryAdd honey and figs in a heavy bottomed saucepan and cook on high heat for about 5 minutes till the figs begin to caramelise a bit.To this stage, add the sugar and the remaining ingredients, turn the heat to low and allow it to cook until the figs turn soft.To check whether its done dip a chilled spoon into the boiling jam mixture and hold it above the pan, if the jam falls down together like a sheet rather than falling in drops then you know that the fig preserve is ready. If it is not, then simmer for some more time until you get that consistency.Once done, allow the Fig Honey & Paprika Preserve to cool completely. Store the Fig Honey & Paprika Preserve at room temperature in a clean container and use within a month.You can serve the Fig Honey & Paprika Preserve as a spread over cookies, over toasted bread or even over a custard bowl.