Indian Tamarind Iced Drink

Name: Indian Tamarind Iced Drink
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 cups water; ¼ cup brown sugar, or jagary (crystallized brown sugar); ¼ cup brown sugar, or jagary (crystallized brown sugar); ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder; ¼ teaspoon ground cloves; ¼ teaspoon cumin powder; ¼ teaspoon ground fennel; ¼-inch fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced, or ¼ teaspoon ginger powder; ¼-inch fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced, or ¼ teaspoon ginger powder; 4 slices lime; 4 sprigs mint; 1 pound tamarind or ¼ cup tamarind paste; 1 pound tamarind or ¼ cup tamarind paste

Preparation info

Servings:
1 pint

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Silk Road Cooking

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2000

About

Ingredients

1 pound tamarind or ¼ cup tamarind paste
4 cups

Asia
India
Drinks
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

To make tamarind paste, cover 1 pound of tamarinds with 4 cups water in a medium-sized heavy-bottom saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Pas