Solkadi

Solkadi also known as kokum curry, is a famous drink or curry from Maharashtra, usually eaten along with rice or after meals, it helps improve digestion. #spicetadka #nasant360
Solkadi
Serves : 4 Preparation Time : 30 minutes Cooking Time : 15 minutes
Ingredients :
12 - 15 kokum 1 coconut grated 1 green chilli 2 cloves garlic	2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves ½ tsp cumin seeds Salt to taste Water as required
Method :
Soak the kokum in hot water for 1 hour. Squeeze the soaked kokum to extract the juice, strain the juice and remove the pods. In a mixer grinder add the green chilli, garlic, coriander leaves and cumin seeds and grind them to a rough paste and keep it aside. Grind the coconut and blend it to smooth paste by adding warm water for grinding, strain the blended coconut, you will get a smooth paste. Strain the paste through a fine sieve to extract the coconut milk and keep it aside. Repeat the process of grinding and extracting till you get the coconut milk, with every repeated process the milk starts turning thinner. In a bowl add the coconut milk, kokum juice and the grinded paste with salt to taste, stir it and garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.