Tamarind Sauce

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Tamarind Sauce is a sweet, tangy and authentic Indian dip or condiment loaded with fresh flavors of ginger and cumin. It is usually made with seedless tamarind and enjoyed with Samosa, Chaat etc

Tamarind Sauce

YIELD

1 cup

TYPE

Condiments

TIME

25 minutes

LEVEL

Beginner

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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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Now in a pan with medium heat, pour oil and sizzle cumin seeds

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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

Serving

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9