500 g Fruit Mix (pineapple, pappaya, black grapes, apple, guava etc as per taste)500 g Sugar1/2 tsp Citric acid1/2 tsp Mixed fruit essence/Strawberry essenceColor (A pinch, cochinel red) Cut the fruits into small pieces removing seeds and skin.Add 1 cup water to the fruit pieces and cook in low heat until done.Blend the cooked fruit pieces in a mixer and sieve to extract the liquid pulp.Add sugar and citric acid to the fruit pulp and boil the mixture in low heat. Remove the scum formed on top.Add color and essence and keep boiling in low heat to attain a one string consistency.After removing from fire, pour the jam into glass bottles kept on wood(in order to avoid breakage).Do not disturb the bottles till it has cooled down. Replace back the lid of the jam bottle.Yummy mixed fruit jam is ready and enjoy. Kerala