Ingredients:

• 15 – kokum pods (dried or moist)
• 1 – large Coconut scraped
• 2 tbsp – Coriander leaves finely chopped
• 5 – Garlic flakes grated
• 4 – Green chillies slit, seeds and stems removed
• salt to taste

Method:

1. Pour 2 cups boiling water over kokum pods in a vessel.
2. Cover and keep aside for 5-7 minutes.
3. Mash kokum well with hand, strain thick water, keep aside.
4. Discard residue.
5. Pour 2 cups boiling water over scraped coconut, keep aside covered for 5 minutes.
6. When cooled, grind to a fine paste in an electric mixer.
7. Strain, keep aside milk extracted, discard residue.
8. Crush together garlic and chillies, with a pinch of salt.
9. Chill a large deep bowl, pour in coconut milk, kokum extract.
10. Add crushed chilli-garlic, salt to taste, chopped coriander to garnish.
11. Serve cold.

Recipe courtesy of Saroj Kering