Solkadhi Recipe | Sol Kadi – Kokum Curry

Ingredients

• few dried kokum / punarpuli / bhirand / muragalu / kaatampi
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 inch ginger
• 2 chilli
• 1 tsp cumin
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped

Steps

1. Leave the dried kokum to soak in hot water for 2 hours.
2. Squeeze out the kokum juice and set the juice aside.
3. Combine 1 cup coconut, 1 inch ginger, 2 chillis, and 1 tsp cumin in a mixer jar.
4. Grind thoroughly after adding 1 cup water. Garlic may also be added during grinding for authentic flavour.
5. Use a cloth and a strainer to squeeze the milk out of the coconut.
6. Add the saved kokum juice to the coconut milk.
7. Mix in ½ tsp salt and 2 tbsp coriander thoroughly.
8. Serve the sol kadhi chilled.