Authentic Konkani Style Solkadhi Recipe - Kokum Drink
Side Dish

Authentic Konkani Style Solkadhi Recipe - Kokum Drink

This homemade Authentic Konkani Style Solkadhi Recipe - Kokum Drink recipe is flavorful, easy to prepare and suitable for Side Dish diets....

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30 Min Prep

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15 Min Cook

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3 Servings

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Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 12 Kokum (Malabar Tamarind)
  • 1 cup Fresh coconut - grated
  • 1 Green Chilli
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 2 tablespoon Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
  • Salt - to taste
  • Mint Leaves (Pudina) - for garnish

Instructions

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To begin making the Solkadhi directions, first soak kokum pods in 1/2 cup toasty aqua for 30 to 45 moments.Squeeze the pods to extract the juices, sieve the pods and retain the toasty aqua with the extract in it.In a mortar and pestle, smash together the green chilli, cumin seeds, garlic cloves, coriander leaves and seasoning.
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grind down them roughly till they come together.In a mixer-grinder, pulse together the freshly grated coconut with enough aqua to make a creamy paste.
3
Strain the paste through a fine sieve to extract just-picked coconut whole milk from it.This process can be repeated a couple of times, but bear in mind that the whole milk gets thinner with every consecutive extraction.In a dish, mix in the extracted whole milk, kokum concentrate, crushed garlic and chilli seasoning paste and swirl around well to combine.salty profile it and adjust seasoning as required.
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accentuate the Solkadhi with mint leaves or diced coriander and dish up chilled.dish up this Solkadhi along with a Goan style meal of Amlechi Uddamethi or Sangacho Ross and Steamed Rice.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
Konkan
Course
Side Dish
Diet
Vegetarian
Total Time
45 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

30 mins

Cooking Time

15 mins

Total Time

45 mins
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