Shaheen Kokam Wet

Kokum is used to flavour a large variety of beverages, curries, candies and pickles. Kokum Rinds has an agreeable flavour and a sweet, acidic taste that enhances coconut-based curries. Kokum has the same souring qualities as tamarind, and the two are sometimes used interchangeably.

Kokum has has been known as Grandma’s cure to acidity. It primarily grows in the Western Ghats, especially the Goa and Konkan region. It is a small fruit like cherry tomato which is red in colour and deepens to purple on ripening. While this fresh variety is available, its dried variety made after drying the ripened fruit is commonly sold and has culinary uses too. It has a sour taste with a faintly sweet aroma.