Kokam Sharbeth
Straightforward Kerala cooking — good ingredients treated well, spiced with confidence, and served without pretence. The kind of food that tastes like someone's kitchen, not a restaurant.
Ingredientsfor 2 servings
- 1 cup Dried kokam
- 1½ cup Sugar
- 1 tsp Cumin powder — roasted
- ½ tsp Black salt powder
- Ice cubes A, a few
- Mint leaves — optional, for garnishing
- ½ tsp Black pepper powder — optional
Preparation
Step 1
Soak kokam in 2 cups of warm water till soft.
Step 2
Grind the soaked kokam in the grinder along with the water and sugar.
Step 3
Strain the syrup through the fine sieve.
Step 4
Add roasted cumin powder, black salt and black pepper powder in it.
Step 5
To serve, add 2 cups of chilled water and ice cubes in the concentrate.
Step 6
Garnish with a mint leaf.
Step 7
Gently pour the sharbat in the glass and serve.
Step 8
Kokam sharbat is a summer coolant and is used to sour curries.
Tip
When the recipe says "medium heat," it means medium. Kerala cooking is not about high-flame drama — most of the work happens at a patient, steady temperature.
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