Papaya Preserve Recipe

• 2 cup Sugar
• 500 g Papaya (half-ripe)
• 2-3 drops Green Food Coloring
• 1 tsp Citric Acid

• Peel the papaya and remove the seeds.
• Cut papaya into big pieces.
• Boil the papaya pieces till tender.
• In a pan, mix sugar with one cup of water.
• When the sugar dissolves completely, add citric acid and boil this mixture for two to three minutes.
• Once done, remove from heat and strain.
• Reheat this mixture with papaya and a few drops of food coloring
• Cook over low heat, till the syrup strings a thread.
• Remove from heat, cool and store in a bottle.