Kokum Juice is a refreshing and rejuvenating summer beverage. The Kokum Sharbat drink popular in Goan and Konkan households. Kokum Juice is also common at every store in Goa.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Cook time: 20 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 1 · 1 medium size bowl
  • Category: Beverages
  • Cuisine: Goan, Konkani & Malvani

Ingredients

  • 1 cup kokum fruit (chopped, or 1 cup dried kokum)
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 5 to 6 green cardamoms (- powdered or crushed)
  • 1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder
  • 1 to 2 pinches black salt (or salt, optional)

Method

  1. Rinse the kokum fruits in water. (See notes below on making the sharbat from dried kokum).
  2. Chop the kokum fruits and remove the seeds.
  3. Keep the pulp and the outer cover.
  4. Grind or blend the fruit and pulp with little water in a mixer-grinder or blender to a fine consistency.
  5. Strain the kokum mixture.
  6. Boil the sugar and water until the syrup becomes a little thick and sticky. It can be ½ string consistency.
  7. Cool the sugar syrup and then add the strained kokum mixture to it.
  8. Add the roasted cumin powder and powdered cardamom.
  9. Mix well. Store Kokum Juice in a clean jar or bottle and refrigerate.
  10. When serving, dissolve 1 or 2 tablespoons Kokum Juice in one glass of water.
  11. Add ice cubes and serve chilled.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.