Dried Kokum Sharbat | Kokum Sherbat - Vidhya’s Vegetarian Kitchen

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Dried Kokum Sharbat | Kokum Sherbat

A popular sweet and tangy sharbat prepared with kokums / malabar tamarind.

Prep Time1 30

Cook Time30

Total Time2

Course: Beverages

Cuisine: North Indian

Keyword: dried kokum sharbat, kokum sherbat, Summer Special

Servings:

Calories: 70kcal

Author: Srividhya G

Ingredients

½ cup Dried Kokums
1 cup Water + .5 cups
5 tbsps Sugar
¼ tsp Salt
½ tsp Ground Pepper
1 tsp Black salt
1 tsp Cumin Powder
Water to prepare sherbet
Ice cubes as required

Instructions

Prep - Work

Soak the hokums in 1 cup of water for at least 1 hour. I soaked for about one and half hours.
Drain the water, but do not discard the water.
Grind the dried kokums into a coarse paste.

Preparing the Kokum Sherbet Concentrate

Add 5 tbsp of sugar to the reserved water; the kokum soaked water.
Heat the sugar kokum mix over a low flame.
Once the sugar melts, add the ground kokum and half more cup of water.
Add the salt, ground pepper, black salt, cumin powder and combine them well.
Once the froth starts to form on the top, turn the heat off and let it cool.
Then strain the kokum mix and discard the ground paste.
That’s it. Your kokum sherbet concentrate is ready. Refrigerate the concentrate for longer shelf life.

Preparing the Sherbet

Add about 2 tbsp of the concentrate and add cold water and ice cubes.
Mix them thoroughly and serve chilled.

Notes

If using fresh fruits, adjust the sugar and salt as per your preference.
Adjust the spices and sugar as per your preference.
Make sure you cook the kokum mix over a low flame and once the spices are combined well, turn the heat off.
If required, you can add more sugar or spices just before serving.
Crushed mint leaves can be included too.

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