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Tamarind Water

A chilled beverage made by steeping preserved tamarinds in boiling water and straining.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Tamarind Water

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Pour the boiling water over the tamarinds.

  2. Let them stand for 30 minutes.

  3. Strain the mixture and serve cold.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Preserved tamarinds
Provide the sour, fruity acidity that gives the water its flavour.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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