Pour 2 cups boiling water over kokum pods in a vessel.

Cover and keep aside for 5-7 minutes.

Mash kokums well with hand, strain thick water, keep aside.

Discard residue.

Pour 2 cups boiling water over scraped coconut, keep aside covered for 5 minutes.

When cooled, grind to a fine paste in an electric mixer.

Strain, keep aside milk extracted, discard residue.

Crush together garlic and chillies, with a pinch of salt.

Chill a large deep bowl, pour in coconut milk, kokum extract.

Add crushed chilli-garlic, salt to taste, chopped coriander to garnish.

Serve cold.