Tamarind
About the ingredient tamarind. Including 75 recipes with tamarind, nutrition data, and where to find it.
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What is tamarind?
Tamarind (known as Imli in Hindi) is a very popular ingredient used in Indian households for everyday cooking. It is a sour dark colored fruit that grows in a pod and is used extensively across the world (from India to Thailand to Mexico) to make a variety of dishes, candies, and even sweet dishes. Though it is usually used to make savory dishes, when combined with sugar, it creates a unique flavor and gives the dish the right balance of both sweet and sour. From making fresh sweet and sour tamarind chutneys to adding them to dishes like Sambhar and Rasam to uplift their flavor and add a hint of tang to them, tamarind is indeed an essential part of Indian cuisine.
A tamarind paste is made by boiling the whole tamarind in water and separating its pod from it before crushing it into a pulp. The paste is an easy and convenient alternative to the whole tamarind as it saves you the time of boiling it and preparing it at home before adding it to any dish. Packaged Tamarind pastes can easily be bought off the shelf from any supermarket or a store nearby your home.
How to make tamarind paste?
Using fresh Tamarind pods make your own fresh homemade tamarind paste.
Homemade Tamarind paste recipe
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cup (251g)Where found
Tamarind is usually found in the asian section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Tamarind is a member of the Fruits and Fruit Juices US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much does tamarind weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | 251 grams |
Related
Fruits and Fruit Juices
| In Chinese: | 罗望子 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | tamarin | |
| en español: | tamarindo |
Recipes using tamarind
There are 75 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Homemade Sour Fish Curry
This recipe is a very popular dish in Sri Lanka. I hope you’ll try this recipe.
Sindhi Curry
One of my favourite things to have for a meal is Sindhi curry with plain boiled rice accompanied by crispy vegetables. The Sindhi Curry is by far the nicest curry I’ve had. Sour, spicy and tangy – some of the flavours I’m especially biased towards. This is also good because I end up eating a variety of vegetables.
Shrimp & Lentil Soup
a bit spicy soup.. I found a combination of lentil and shrimp in Sri Lanka's cuisine, however I never found any recipe, and I tried my way..
Chicken Pad Thai
Pad Thai Tip: For even more flavor, I'll often make a double batch of the pad Thai sauce. Then, as I'm stir-frying the noodles, I'll add more sauce until I'm happy with the taste (I also add extra fish sauce). Any leftover sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
Thai Tamarind Chicken Stir Fry
Tired of cooking chicken the plain old style? How about making it Thai style this time! And with a hint of tamarind added to it, there is no way you can keep yourself from licking the last morsel of it left off the plate. What’s more? It is quick and easy to make and can be prepared in a jiffy whenever you have unannounced guests at home. A classic Thai recipe, this sweet and sour chicken stir fry even though is a meal by itself but when served with fragrant jasmine rice they take the eating experience to a whole new level. Try is right away!
Cabbage Cucumber Salad with Tamarind Dressing
A quick, easy and delicious salad. Cucumber, mang bean sprouts and cabbage were crunchy and juicy. lemon, yogurt and tamarind dressing was creamy and refreshing. A delicious dish.
Tamarind Paste
Using fresh Tamarind pods make your own fresh homemade tamarind paste. You can use it in Indian cooking, Thai, Jamaican and Mexican. Add a spoonful to flavor curry, soups or even into meat taco mixes. In India it is used for a soft drink. Sort of like iced tea with an interesting tang or zing.
Molahu Kozhambhu
A spicy and delicious dish that calls for canned tomatoes, red chili peppers and rice flour.
