Sol Kadhi / Kokum Kadhi.

Kokum is called Birinda Sol in Konkani. Solkadhi / Kokum Kadhi also known as Birinda Sol Kadhi is a very delicious, refreshing and cooling drink made with Kokum adding Coconut milk and seasoned with Mustard, Curry leaves and other Spices in Coconut oil.Sol Kadhi / Kokum Kadhi is good for digestion.

Kokum is a tiny fruit which is red in colour and become deep purple when it ripens. Kokum fruit is halved, sun dried and sold in the market as a dried rind. Dried Kokum rind tastes sweet and sour and used as a souring agent in Konkani food recipes.

Kokum (Birinda sol / Aamsol in Konkani) is totally different from Kudampuli (Darmbya sol in Konkani). Kudampuli is also a fruit, dried and used as a souring agent in Konkani food recipes.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Sol Kadhi / Kokum Kadhi.

Ingredients:-

Birinda Sol (Kokum).-15 small pieces.
Coconut Milk.            -1 cup
Salt.                            - to taste
Sugar.                         - a pinch

For Seasoning:-

Coconut oil.        -1tsp
Mustard seeds.    -1/2tsp
Cumin seeds.       -1/2tsp
Dry Red chillies.  -2
Curry leaves.        -1spring

Hing powder.        -1/2tsp

Instructions:-

1. Take 15 Kokum Pieces.

2. Rinse the Kokum pieces in water. Soak the Kokum pieces in water overnight. 

3. Then squeeze the soaked Kokum pieces and extract the pulp completely. Filter the the extract with a strainer adding required water. Discard the Kokum residue from the strainer. Pour the filtered Kokum extract in a a mixing bowl and keep aside.

4. Grind the grated Coconut adding water and extract the thick and thin Coconut milk and keep aside.

Method:-

1. Pour the Coconut milk in the mixing bowl and mix with the Kokum extract.

2. Add little Water and requird Salt and mix well.

3. Heat oil in a pan on low flame and splutter Mustard seeds and Cumin seeds and saute well.Add broken dry Red chilly pieces and Curry leaves and fry in oil.Add Hing powder and saute well. Switch of the flame.

4. Pour the above seasoning into the Kadhi in the mixing bowl.

5. Garnish Kokum Kadhi with finely chopped Coriander leaves.

6. A very tasty Solkadhi / Birinda Sol Kadhi / Kokum Kadhi is ready to serve.

7. Left over Sol Kadhi / Kokum Kadhi can be stored in the Refrigerator.