In a pan with medium heat, add seedless tamarind, water and give a good mix
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Allow the tamarind mixture to boil until it turns soft
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Now using a food masher, mash the tamarind until it turns mushy and then cook for 2 more minutes
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Remove the tamarind mixture from heat and filter it using a strainer into a bowl. And reserve the tamarind liquid for later use
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Pour in the reserved tamarind liquid, ginger powder, salt, jaggery powder, and give a good mix
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Boil the tamarind jaggery mixture for 3 to 5 minutes. You can also add chili flakes at this stage which is optional
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Simmer the heat and cook the Tamarind Sauce until it turns thick and sticky. Remove it from heat and now it is ready for you to taste and enjoy
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Serve this sweet and tangy Tamarind Sauce as a dip for Samosa, Aloo Chaat, or other similar Indian street foods. You can also use it as a condiment in sambar, rasam, and similar other Indian recipes
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