Beautiful Chiplun

       Ingredients: ​

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• 5-6 Kokum

• 1 cup scraped fresh Coconut

• 1 Green chilli or as per taste

• 1-2 Garlic cloves

• Salt to taste

• Coriander for garnishing

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       Directions: 

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• Soak kokum in 1 cup warm water for 15 -20 mins.

• Grind scraped fresh coconut, garlic and green chilli with little water to smooth soft paste

• Now squeeze this grounded mixture through muslin cloth or fine strainer to get chilli-garlic coconut milk.

• Repeat the same process 2 or 3 times (depending on the density of the coconut).

• Strain and squeeze out the kokum soaked in water completely.

•  You will get beautiful dark red colour kokum extract or juice, which is sour.

• Discard the kokum as all the flavor is now in the water.

• Mix this kokum water to the coconut milk.

• Add salt to taste and mix well.

• Garnish with chopped coriander and serve chilled.