Tamarind Drink

Total Time: 9 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 lb whole tamarind pulp, pods
• hot water
• 2 quarts water
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar or 1 1/2 cups honey

Recipe

• 1 cover tamarind pods with hot water.
• 2 let stand 1 hour; drain.
• 3 rinse and drain.
• 4 remove pods, stems and strings from tamarinds.
• 5 place pods in 2 quarts of water.
• 6 let stand at least 8 hours or overnight; strain, reserving liquid.
• 7 press as much tamarind pulp as possible through a sieve.
• 8 mix pulp, reserved liquid and the sugar or honey.
• 9 heat just until the sugar or honey melts.
• 10 cover and refrigerate until chilled.
• 11 serve over ice.