Solkadhi. Solkadi Is a part of the Goan, konkan and Malvani cuisine. it is served as a digestive and also as a cooler. By the way the shacks do serve Goan food, but don't expect a sol kadhi there. They don't have thalis and the food is catered to the likes of the foreign tourists.
Solkadhi or a digestive kadhi made of kokum (a plant of the mangosteen family) is very refreshing and tasty drink, a speciality of Konkan region that extends from Goa through Maharashtra.
The kokum fruit is largely produced in this Konkan region and used as an astringent or souring agent in many of the specialties of the area.
Solkadhi contains fat, sodium, potassium, carbohydrates, sugar, dietary fibres, calcium, iron, magnesium, niacin, zinc, selenium, phosphorus and Vitamin A.
You can have Solkadhi using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Solkadhi
- It's 1 of big coconut.
- You need 5-6 of kokam soak in water.
- It's 2 of garlic cloves.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of ginger.
- It's 2 of green chillies.
- Prepare 1 tsp of jeera powder.
- It's of Rock salt as per taste.
- You need as needed of Sugar.
- Prepare 1 tsp of Freshly chopped coriander leaves.
Solkadhi is a rich source of iron and calcium. Acts As A Cooling Agent Solkadhi consists of kokum which is grown in the western ghats of India, SindhuDurg region, Ratnagiri Malvan, Vengurla and Sawantwadi, Goa, Coorg and Wayanad The ripe fruit of Amsul is round like a tomato firm and red. As it ripens the colour changes to deep mauve. Sol Kadhi or Solkadi is also known as Kokum Curry.
Solkadhi instructions
- Firstly scrap the coconut..
- Take scrapped coconut, green chillies, garlic cloves and ginger along with 1cup of water & grind it to smooth paste..
- Remove the paste in a strainer covered with smooth cotton cloth. & remove the coconut extract from the paste..
- Again grind the leftover content by adding 1 cup of water & again sieve it..
- Now add kokam agal or extract of soaked kokam jeera powder, saindhav & sugar as per your taste..
- Mix it well & garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves..
- Serve cold..
It is a soothing digestive drink popular in Goa and Maharashtra (Konkan Region). It is made from kokum fruit and coconut milk. Relish it as a drink or curry, its flavors are going to pleasantly surprise you every time! Sol kadhi is a very popular drink in Konkan region. It is a healthy and delicious.
