Boondi LadduThe two-day jam hack
The one issue I find with jam recipes is that they take a lot of physical effort. With cherries especially, you first have to pit them, which takes a lot of time, and then make the jam and stir it continuously. It's normally a very tiring day.
The inspiration for this version came from a French method a friend told me about: you stir the jam for just 10 minutes and then rest it overnight. The next day, a) you're less tired, and b) you need to stir a lot less, because the mixture naturally loses water overnight.
To me, this method is a genius hack that really, really works! It's the one recipe I diligently follow every year with fresh cherries from my garden. Sometimes I even rest it for two days or more, if I don't get time to finish it the next day.
Curry++ · 7 November 2026
