Tamarind

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

I would like to try and make the ginger ale, or water kefir with

some tamarind pods or paste and am wondering how much to substitute

in place of or with the ginger or other additional things to come up

with a decent beverage. I have tamarind concentrate (my son

accidently threw away my paste)and pods.

Tamarind sauce is a critical ingredient in many Thai foods,

including the famous Pad Thai. Tamarind sauce is commonly used in

various northern Thai dishes as a souring agent. Tamarind is also

used in the manufacturing of ketchups, sauces--Chinese,

Worcestershire, Barbecue, etc. Tamarind is also very effective as a

natural preservative and marinade. Usually tamarind paste is mixed

with water and strained, the resulting tamarind juice being what's

used. This product is a concentrated form of tamarind juice (and

very convenient to use because it removes the need for mixing &

straining),

As for how much ginger is used for a liter in this first link I want

to make:

http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/Cheese/Ginger_Ale_Ag0.htm

clean 2 liter plastic soft drink bottle with cap

funnel

Grater (preferably with fine " cutting " teeth

1 cup measuring cup

1/4 tsp and 1 Tbl measuring spoons cane (table) sugar [sucrose] (1

cup)

Freshly grated ginger root (1 1/2-2 tablespoons)

Juice of one lemon

fresh granular baker's yeast (1/4 teaspoon)

cold fresh pure water

http://www.greydragon.org/library/brewing_root_beer.html

http://www.homemade-dessert-recipes.com/ginger-beer-recipes.html

These links have ginger ale and rootbeer, but I don't find any there

for tamarind if anyone knows of one. I figured it would be sweeet

and sour, maybe spicy like a thai drink. I know it is used as a

beverage.

Agua de Tamarindo

A non-alcoholic drink from Mexico made tamarind pods. Recipe from

Rick Bayless " Authentic Mexican " .

Makes: 4 servings

I N G R E D I E N T S

8 large (8 ounces) fresh tamarind pods

1/2 cup granulated sugar (or more as desired)

I N S T R U C T I O N S

Bring 1 quart of water to a boil then add the flowers and the sugar

and stir continuously while the mixture boils for one minute. Pour

into a noncorrosive bowl and steep for approximately 2 hours. This

time may be as little as 1 hour for very fresh pods and 2 1/2 hours

for older pods.

Use your hand or a spoon and break up the softened pods to free the

pulp and the seeds.

Finish:

Strain the mixture through a sieve pressing on the flower solids to

extract as much liquid as possible. Taste for strength and

sweetness. If it is too potent, add water or if too tart add more

sugar. Cover and refrigerate until time to serve. Stir before

serving

Okay found the mexican recipe, so how to make it thai. So I suppose

I should double the recipe (1c sugar n 16 pods)to make a liter, and

add chile if want if want, but how much if using the concentrate?

Thanks, Audrey

[Guest guest]

Hi Karianne,

Sorry to tell you, but tamarind is a fruit and therefore NOT allowed

on the diet.

The paste would extremely illegal [if that's possible!] as it's the

concentrated form of the fruit, which has even more sugar.

Remember, if it tastes sweet, it's illegal!

Hope that helps,

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