Tuesday, December 13, 2011

SOL KADI

SOL KADI
Kokum squash or kokum concentrate is used in preparing a drink , called Sol Kadi in general parlance. It improves digestion and especially prepared and consumed during summer months. It has a cooling effect.
Ingredients:
1.fresh kokam-8,
2. coconut milk-  from 1 coconut,
3. crushed black pepper - 1/2 tsp,
4.salt to tate,
5.sugar to taste,
6.green chillies - 3 finely chopped,
7.finely chopped coriander leaves.
Method:
Soak the kokam in about 8 cups of water for about an hour, squeese the water from them .
Repeat 2 to 3 times, till the squeezed water is almost free from the red colour.
Keep the water, after throwing away the skin.
Mix the other ingredients, except coriander leaves, with the above kokam water.
Garnish it with coriander leaves.
NOTE: 
If  fresh kokam is not available, use 8 tbs of kokam syrup readily available in the market. Similarly, readily available coconut milk  can be used in place of the fresh coconut.

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