Afghanistan
Muraba-E-Kadu (Pumpkin Jam)
Muraba-E-Kadu (Pumpkin Jam) is a Miscellaneous recipe.
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Method
7 clear steps
- 1
Remove the skin of the pumpkin. Also remove the inner seeds.
- 2
Cut the flesh into 2cm cubes.
- 3
Take the zest off the oranges, with as little pith as possible, and cut into matchstick-sized strips.
- 4
Extract the juice from the oranges. Remove the seeds from the cardamom pods and reserve.
- 5
Place the pumpkin, orange juice, orange strips, sugar and whole cardamom pod seeds in a large pan, mix well and leave to marinate for about 10 hours or overnight. Stir occasionally.
- 6
Bring the mixture to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the liquid has thickened and become syrupy. This can take about an hour or a little bit longer.
- 7
Leave to cool then place in clean, dry jars. Enjoy!



