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Kokam Sharbat

Kokam Sharbat is a traditional Indian recipe for a classic drink made from a sugar syrup flavoured with dried kokam (mangosteen) skins and finished with spices before being served chilled. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Indian version of: Kokam Sharbat.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

40 minutes

Additional Time:

(+6 hours steeping)

Serves:

6

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Vegetarian RecipesSpice RecipesIndian Recipes


Ingredients:

For the Chashni (sugar syrup):
500ml water
400g sugar

75g chopped, dried, kokam (mangosteen)
ground fenugreek, to taste
freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
black salt, to taste

Method:

Begin with the chashni (sugar syrup). Combine the sugar and water in a heavy-based pan. Heat gently until the sugar dissolves then bring to a boil and cook, stirring constantly, for about 5 minutes. As the sugar syrup cooks, remove any scum from the surface with a spoon.

At this point, check the syrup. Put a drop of the syrup on a plate. Allow it to cool until it can be touched. Now touch the drop with a forefinger then touch your thumb and forefinger together and pull them apart gently. If a single thread is formed that does not break as you gently pull your thumb and forefinger apart, then the chashni is ready.

Take the syrup off the heat. Pour 300ml into a bowl and stir in the kokam fruit. Set aside to steep in the syrup for at least 6 hours. At this point, crush the kokam to extract as much of its juice as possible then pass the syrup through a fine-meshed sieve. The kokam will colour the syrup red.

To serve, mix one part of the kokam syrup with thee parts of cold water and sweeten to taste with sugar. Add ground fenugreek, freshly-ground black pepper and black salt to taste. Stir the mixture well and serve chilled.