Solkhadi

Solkhadi

Solkhadi is a popular Konkan region dish. Solkhadi is made of kokum and coconut milk. It is usually had with rice or drunk after meals.

Preparation:
7-8 kokum
1/2 cup fresh coconut
6 garlic pods
4 green chilies
1 table spoon oil
1 red chili
1 tea spoon jaggery
1 tea spoon jeera
1 strand curry leaves
1/2 cup finely chopped coriander leaves
Salt to taste

Preparation:
1. Soak the kokum in warm water for half an hour and extract the juice
2. Grind together coconut, garlic and green chilies using 1/2 cup  warm water to a fine paste.
3. Squeeze this coconut, garlic and chili, paste well using hands to extract coconut milk.
4. Add 1/4 cup warm water to the residue, mix well and again extract the thin coconut milk again.
5. Mix the first and the second coconut extract together.
6. Mix the coconut milk and the kokum juice .
7. To this add  salt and  jaggery, mix well
8.Heat the oil and add jeera, curry leaves and broken red chili..
9. When jeera splits add this tadaka to the kokum and coconut mixture.
10. Garnish with coriander leaves
11. Serve with rice or as a after meal drink.