Name: Solachi Kadhi recipe by Lata Lala at BetterButter
Prep time: 180 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 190 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 10-15 kokum pods; 1 Cup Coconut Milk; 1 green chilli; 2 garlic cloves; 2 tablespoon Coriander; 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder; Salt to taste; A few mint leaves, for garnish

ABOUT Solachi Kadhi RECIPE

Sol Kadi is a drink which is made from Kokum and coconut milk. Sol kadi cools down the digestive system after eating spicy food. This is a famous drink from Maharashtra's Konkan region.

Instructions

First, soak kokum pods in 1/2 cup warm water for 30 to 45 minutes.
Squeeze the pods to extract the juices, drain the pods and retain the warm water with the extract in it.
In a mortar and pestle, smash together the green chili, cumin seeds, garlic cloves, coriander leaves and salt.
Crush them roughly till they come together.
Add the coconut milk, kokum concentrate, crushed garlic and chilli spice paste and stir well to combine.
Taste it and adjust seasoning as required.
Garnish the Solkadhi with mint leaves or chopped coriander and place in the fridge.
To make kokum sorbet :
In a bowl add 2 to 3 spoons of Kokum concentrate which earlier extracted
Dilute it with 1+1/2 cups of water
Add salt, sugar, and cumin powder
Now transfer this to a metal/steel container
Place this in freezer for few hours
Once it's set fully, scrape it every hour with fork and place it back
Repeat this twice
Kokum sorbet is ready
You can make ice cubes also with this Kokum liquid
Serve chilled Sol kadi topped with kokum sorbet / kokum ice cubes

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