Saturday, February 18, 2012

Sol kadhi (kokam drink)

Sol kadhi is a popular healthy drink made out of aamsul/kokam, found on the western ghats of India.
Apart from its heavenly taste, it is also recommended as an antacid!
This is a very simple and quick recipe

Preparation:
Soak one cup of aamsul/kokam in 2 cups of water for 20-30 min. Squeeze the aamsul and discard. Keep aside the aamsul water.

Ingredients:
2 cups of aamsul/kokam water (see preparation)
200 ml of coconut milk. It is readily available in the Asian aisles in the grocery stores
1 green chili
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 tsp of ginger paste
1/2 tbsp of finely chopped cilantro
salt to taste

Method:
1. Crush or grind garlic and chili into a fine paste
2. Add this paste to a mixing bowl along with aamsul water, coconut milk, ginger and 6 cups of cold water
3. Aamsul is usually sold with lots of salt covering, so add salt if only necessary
4. Whisk all the above ingredients into a nice runny juice. You may some more water is it turns out to be too thick
5. Garnish with cilantro and serve chilled or as it is

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