Solkadhi

Solkadhi

Sol kadhi
Type	Drink
Course	Appetizer
Place of origin	India
Region or state	Konkan region(coastal Maharashtra, Goa and parts of Karnataka)
Main ingredients	Kokum, Coconut milk

Solkadhi is a type of drink, an appetizer originating from the Indian subcontinent, usually eaten with rice or sometimes drunk after or along with the meal. Popular in the Konkan regions, especially Goa, Mangalore and parts of coastal Maharashtra, it is made from coconut milk and dried kokum skins (agal/amsul), whose anthocyanin pigments provide a deep purple-pink colour.

Preparation

Solkadhi ^[1] is prepared with the liquid extract of fresh coconut known as coconut milk. It is usually mixed with agal or kokum, a little bit of salt, and chili-garlic paste for taste and probiotic contents.^[2][3]

See also

• List of Indian beverages
• Food portal

References

1. jogeshwari misal, jogeshwari misal. "solkadhi".
2. Amit, Dassana (20 January 2022). "Solkadhi Recipe | Solkadi (Kokum Curry)". Dassana's Veg Recipes. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
3. Abhyankar, Shoma (3 August 2023). "Kokum: India's naturally cooling fruit juice". BBC. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

• Desai, Suresh (21 July 1997). "Malvani food". original work by The Times of India, December 18, 1995. Department of Theoretical Physics (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research). Retrieved 4 January 2009.

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