Solkadhi

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Solkadhi

  • Author: Sanjana
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 2 glasses
  • Category: Gut friendly
  • Cuisine: Indian
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Solkadi is a part of the Goan, konkan and Malvani cuisine. it is served as a digestive and also as a cooler.


Ingredients

-Kokum – 1cup/30g
-Coconut milk- 3/4cup

For tempering:
-Oil/Ghee- 1/2tsp
-Cumin seeds -1/2tsp


Instructions

-Soak a cup of kokum and keep it aside for 30minutes.
-Once soft, mash them and strain the liquid away.
– To this liquid add half glass of coconut milk to it and stir well.
– For tempering, heat 1/2tsp oil or ghee. Add cumin seeds, when it starts to crackle add to solkadhi



Nutrition

  • Calories: 54kcal
  • Fat: 7g
  • Carbohydrates: 4g
  • Protein: 5g

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Kokum sherbet

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Kokum Sherbet

  • Author: Sanjana
  • Prep Time: 3 hours
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 3hours 5 minutes
  • Yield: 4-5 glasses
  • Category: Drink
  • Cuisine: Indian
  • Diet: Low Calorie

Description

With summer season here, temperatures have gone high. To beat this scorching heat, our very own spice cultivated in India -KOKAM serves as a natural coolant.


Ingredients

-Kokum – 1 cup/30g
– Jaggery- 1cup/30g
-Cumin seeds powder/Jeera powder- 1 tsp
-Salt as per taste


Instructions

-Soak a cup of kokum in water for 3-4 hours.
– Once soft, mash them and strain the liquid away.
– In a pan, take the leftover kokam pulp, add Jaggery, cumin seeds powder and salt.
– Stir and cook this mixture until sugar melts. Add the strained kokum water.
– Cook for more 5 minutes and then let it cool.
– Store this kokum concentrate in a container.

-Whenever wish to drink, take 2 spoon of kokum syrup and dilute it in one glass water.



Nutrition

  • Calories: 129kcal
  • Sugar: 2g
  • Carbohydrates: 8g
  • Protein: 1.5g

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