Tamarind Sauce

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 6 tamarind pods
• 3 cups water
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 shell the tamarind pods and remove the seeds from the pulp.
• 2 bring the water to a boil in a saucepan, add the pulp, and simmer until the liquid is reduced to 1 cup.
• 3 add the sugar, stir to dissolve, and simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
• 4 strain the sauce through a piece of cheesecloth or muslin and squeeze out as much liquid as possible from the pulp.
• 5 tamarind sauce will keep for about a month when stored covered in the fridge.