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Tamarind Water

A chilled beverage made by infusing tamarinds in cold water.

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

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Pour tamarinds into a pitcher until it is one-third full.

  2. Fill the pitcher with cold water.

  3. Cover and let it infuse for at least 15 minutes.

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

Tamarinds
Provide the sour, fruity acidity that gives the water its flavour.
Cold water
Draws soluble flavour and acid out of the tamarind pulp during infusion.

“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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