Recipes
Kokum Curry Recipe
    | Prep Time | 30 min | 
| Cook Time | 10 min | 
| Servings | 
             
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    Ingredients
    
                
        for the kokum curry    
                - 12 kokums soaked in 1 cup water
 - 2 cups Water
 - 1.5 cups thick coconut milk
 - 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves for garnish
 - Salt as required
 
        for the tempering:    
                - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds
 - 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
 - 1 sprig Curry Leaves
 - 1 pinch of Asafoetida
 - 5 small to medium garlic cloves slightly crushed
 - 3 dry kashmiri red chilies
 - 1.5 tbsp Oil
 - coriander leaves for garnishing
 
            
 
 
 
        
    Ingredients
     
                
        for the kokum curry     
                
 
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    Instructions
    
                - soak the kokums in one cup of water for 30 minutes.
 - crush and squeeze kokum completely with your hands.
 - you will get a nice pinkish red kokum extract
 - add 2 cups water to the kokum extract.
 - also add 1 to 1.5 cups thick coconut milk - either make the coconut milk or use the ready made one - see notes below to make the coconut milk at home.
 - add salt and stir. keep aside so that we prepare the tempering.
 - heat oil.
 - splutter the mustard seeds.
 - then add the cumin and let them sizzle too.
 - finally add the garlic, asafoetida, red chilies, curry leaves.
 - fry these for a half a minute.
 - quickly pour this tempering on the kokum coconut milk mixture.
 - serve kokum curry straight way or serve cold.
 - garnish kokum curry with coriander leaves before serving.
 
