Drink
Kokum sharbat
Dried kokum soaked, rubbed and stirred with jaggery and roasted cumin into a deep pink cooler. No milk and no onion.
15 min
0 of 3 steps done
4 servings
Heat: Mild
Approximate nutrition
A rough guide per original serving, not a lab test.
- Energy70 per serving
- Protein0g per serving
- Carbs17g per serving
- Fibre1g per serving
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