Thean Nellikkai. Goose berries in Honey.Ingredients:

Large goose berries 5
Padigaram 1/2 spoon(I am not sure what they call this in any other language)
Sugar 1 cup
Crytal clear water 1 cup
Citric acid 1 pinch
Honey 2 spoons.

Method:

Wash and clean goose berries. Pat dry them.

Using a strong needle, make 6-8 holes in berries.

Soak this in water for 3 days.(Each day…change the water)

Now in a bowl, add padigaram and 1/2 cup of water. Add berries too. Boil this for 5 whole minutes.

Then transfer this berries to clean bowl. Wash this berries with clean running water. Pat dry the berries and set aside.

In a vessel, heat sugar + citric acid + 1 cup of water. Let it boil until it comes to syrup-like consistency.

Remove this syrup from stove. Add cooked berries to this sugar-syrup.

Once the syrup cools down….add honey and mix well.

Store this in ceramic or Glass jar. The shelf life could be 6 months.