Sol Kadhi - Maharashtrian recipe

Introduction:

Sol kadhi is a very popular drink in Konkan region. It is a healthy and delicious. It is known for its digestive properties and also is a very good detoxifying juice.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water
• 8-10  kokum petal
• 1 1/2 cup freshly shredded coconut
• 1 Green Chili
• 1 Small garlic clove
• 2 cups warm water
• 1/2  tsp black salt
• 2 tsp Roasted cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• Salt to taste

Method

For Kokum concentrate

• Take 1 cup water in a pan and bring it to boil. 
• Add 8-10 kokum petals in it. Once water boils then stir well and squeeze out the pulp fromkokum petals. Pulp it out as much as possible.
• Turn off the gas after about 5 minutes. Allow it to cool down completely.        

For coconut milk

• Take freshly shredded coconut and add in a blender pot.
• Add 1 green chili. 1 small garlic clove. Add 1 ½ cup warm water.
• Close the pot and blend the mixture for 1-2 minutes.
• Take a strainer lined up with cheese cloth and strain the coconut milk through the strainer.
• Squeeze out all the juice.
• Put the coconut pulp back in the blender pot, add about 1/2 cup water and blend it again. Strain it.
• Coconut milk is already.

For sol kadhi

• Take coconut milk in a bowl.
• Add kokum concentrate into coconut milk. Take a small strainer and strain out all the kokumjuice into coconut milk.
• Add black salt, roasted cumin powder, sugar, salt to taste. Stir well.
• Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.
• Solkadhi is already to serve.