A dried sour-tangy Konkan fruit (Garcinia indica) that gives solkadhi its pink colour and tartness.

Both — sip it as a digestive, or pour it over plain rice at the end of a meal.

Solkadhi

Name: Solkadhi
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 8 pieces Kokum petals; 2 cups Thick coconut milk; 1 tbsp Garlic and green chilli; 1 tsp Cumin, coriander, salt

A cooling pink Konkan drink of kokum and coconut milk with garlic and coriander — a refreshing digestive served with rice or on its own.

Time breakdown

Prep Time15 min

Cook Time0 min

Total Time15 min

Ingredients

Kokum petals
Thick coconut milk
Garlic and green chilli
Cumin, coriander, salt

How to Make Solkadhi

1
Soak the kokum petals in a little warm water until the water turns deep pink.
2
Crush the garlic and green chilli to a paste.
3
Mix the coconut milk, kokum water, garlic-chilli paste, cumin and salt.

Tips for the Best Solkadhi

✓Balance the kokum (sour) and coconut (rich) so neither overpowers.
✓Serve chilled — solkadhi is a cooling summer digestive.

Frequently Asked Questions

Drink

Aam Panna

Aam panna is a tangy-sweet raw mango summer cooler spiced with roasted cumin and mint, sweetened with mineral-rich Anveshan jaggery instead of refined sugar for a natural heat-beater.

2 Anveshan · ₹488

Drink

Amla Honey Wellness Shot

An amla honey wellness shot built on vitamin-C-rich Anveshan Amlaprash and mellowed with raw honey, with ginger and pepper for a warming, immunity-boosting morning kick.

2 Anveshan · ₹726

Drink

Honey Lemon Shikanji

Honey lemon shikanji is a reviving North Indian lemonade spiked with roasted cumin and black salt, sweetened with raw Anveshan wild forest honey instead of refined sugar.

2 Anveshan · ₹488

Khandsari / Jaggery (Unrefined Sweetener)

Drink

Jaggery Saffron Milk

Jaggery saffron milk is a comforting festive kesar doodh of slow-simmered milk sweetened with mineral-rich Anveshan jaggery powder and gilded with threads of Anveshan saffron.

2 Anveshan · ₹555