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Tamarind Paste | Tamarind Paste Recipe (Homemade)

Tamarind paste recipe with step by step pictures. Everyday basic ingredient in south indian cooking is now easily made at home. This makes your everyday cooking very convenient.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Basics
Cuisine Indian, South Indian
Servings 2 liter
Calories 1195 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg Seedless Tamarind Fruit
  • Water as needed
  • 1 cup Salt

Instructions
 

  • Take tamarind fruit in a large sauce pan and break open it.
  • Add water to it and bring everything to a boil. Boil it for 20 mins. Now the tamarind must have gotten soft.
  • Now remove it from heat and allow it and cool for a bit.
  • Take the cooled tamarind pulp in a blender and puree till super smooth.
  • Take it in a bowl. Grind the tamarind in batches. You can add water as much as needed for grinding.
  • Once the whole batch is ground. Rinse the blender with water and add the water to the tamarind pulp. Mix well.
  • Now take the tamarind pulp in the sauce pan again and bring everything to a boil. Boil for 5 mins.
  • Remove this pulp back to the bowl. Leave to cool a bit.
  • Now add salt to the pulp and mix well. Cool completely.
  • Transfer this to a large freezer safe container and freeze it.
  • You can scrape as much pulp as you need when it is frozen for your recipes.
  • You can store the pulp in a small glass jar in fridge as well.

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Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Tamarind Paste | Tamarind Paste Recipe (Homemade)
Serving Size
 
1 g
Amount per Serving
Calories
1195
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
3
g
5
%
Saturated Fat
 
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
0.3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Sodium
 
56727
mg
2466
%
Potassium
 
3152
mg
90
%
Carbohydrates
 
313
g
104
%
Fiber
 
26
g
108
%
Sugar
 
194
g
216
%
Protein
 
14
g
28
%
Vitamin A
 
150
IU
3
%
Vitamin C
 
18
mg
22
%
Calcium
 
405
mg
41
%
Iron
 
14
mg
78
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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