Comments on: Ripe Tamarind / Sampalok Puree or Sauce

By: paul 1bro

paul 1bro — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 02:36:17 +0000

Looks yummy! Can i do it with unripe tamarind(most available in the market) but to make it sweet i’ll add brown sugar?

By: Meg

Meg — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:28:32 +0000

Best use as ingredient in your tom yum soup.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:16:55 +0000

Chad, storage would be best in a bottle, yes. But I froze it in plastic containers… Anupama, that sounds wonderful… will have to try that. I have had sauce like chutneys at Indian restaurants as dips for bread… hmmm, definitely haven’t been playing with tamarind enough to date… thanks. becky, the tamarind cumin sauce sounds good too…

By: chad

chad — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:45:29 +0000

MM is that a non-reactive pot I see? Would storage also be best in non-reactive (non-metal) containers like bottles, jars etc? O wait, there’s plastic so we can freeze it.

By: Anupama

Anupama — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:11:10 +0000

In Kerala we make a tamarind chutney called “Inji Puli” translation (Ginger Tamarind). This is eaten as a chutney with a rice meal. Remove the seeds and soak the tamarind in hot water for an hour. Strain out the solid parts and you have a thick puree. Alternately just boil whole and strain like you did. Stir fry some ginger pieces and green chillies. Add jaggery and the thick puree. Once you have a thick sauce, add a pinch of asafoetida. Once cool, store in the fridge. Its finger licking yummy.

By: becky

becky — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:05:21 +0000

At Cafe Ilang Ilang, we had barbecued ribs that had a strong cumin flavor but the secret was in the tamarind-based sauce. That cumin-tamarind combo was amazing.

By: Ted

Ted — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:20:49 +0000

MM, i think you may have just created “Tamicon” paste a very popular paste in India.

By: Lava Bien

Lava Bien — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:55:22 +0000

Tamarind Chutney, ahhh so good!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:37:32 +0000

Vermz, thanks for catching that, I edited it. :) Vennis, thanks, will have to look for it soon…

By: el_jefe

el_jefe — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:55:23 +0000

wow! sarap na sawsawan ng sugpo o swahe!