Sweet tamarind jamu

Name: Sweet tamarind jamu
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 50 g (¼ cup) dark palm sugar (gula jawa); 2 tablespoons tamarind paste; thumb of turmeric, skin scrubbed, chopped; 3 lime leaves; 1 pandan leaf, bruised and tied in a knot

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fire Islands

By Eleanor Ford

Published 2019

About

This delicious drink reminds me of a homemade cola and is particularly good over ice.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons tamarind paste
thumb of turmeric, skin scrubbed, chopped
3 lime leaves

Asia
Indonesia
South East Asia
Gluten-free
Vegan
Drinks

Method

Put all the ingredients in a pan with 750 ml (3 cups) water and a pinch of salt (adjust the tamarind amount depending on how sour your variety is and how sour you’d like your drink). Cover, bring to the bo