A fizzy summer drink made using the very cooling Kokum. Kokum means mangosteen. It’s a tropical fruit, widely used in Indian cuisine for its sharp tangy flavor. The fruit comes with many benefits, one among them is that Kokum is extremely cooling in nature. After the fleshy portion of the mangosteen fruit is sun-dried we get kokum which is salted and preserved for later use. The flavours of all the seafood are beautifully enhanced by adding just a few pieces of this fruit.
This recipe has only a few steps and is prepared in a jiffy. A few pieces of the sundried kokum or mangosteen are needed to put together a tall glass of this refreshing coastal beverage.
KOKUM FIZZ
Ingredients :
- 4 tbsp Kokum syrup (make it at home by pouring hot water on about 5-8 kokums & keep soaked for 15mins. Strain it & the syrup is ready)
- 1 cup chilled soda
- 3 tbsp thick sugar syrup (again make at home)
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 1 tsp. roasted cumin powder
- Salt to taste
- Few Ice cubes
Method :
- Take a bowl and pour the kokum syrup in it.
- Add sugar syrup, lemon juice, roasted cumin powder, salt and mix well.
- Take 2 glasses and put ice cubes . Pour the mixture & top it up with chilled soda.
- Serve chilled Kokum Fizz or Kokum Soda immediately.
