Tamarind Treacle Sauce

Preparation info
  • Makes

    1½ cups

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      35 min

Appears in
Mowgli Street Food

By Nisha Katona

Published 2018

  • About

This sauce was born from my love for treacle toffee. The sweet, dark, rich potency of treacle has always made me think of it as a savoury condiment rather than a sweet ingredient. The spices in this sauce confirm its grown-up savoury role.

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • ½ tsp black mustard seeds
  • 100 g<

Method

  1. Heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. When hot, add the black mustard seeds and fry for about 30 seconds until they pop and turn grey.
  2. Next add the rest of the ingredients and stir well until everything is fully combined. Cook over a low heat for 15–20 minutes, stirring regularly, until the sauce has reduced and thickened. Add a splash