Authentic Thai Recipe for Tamarind Paste

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried Tamarind
• 1/2 cup Water

Steps

1. 1

   Soak the dried, shelled tamarind fruit in warm water for about 5 minutes. Work it with your fingers to loosen the fiber and seeds, until you have a stringy mush. Remove as much of the seeds an fibers as you can.

2. 2

   Put the mush in a strainer with a tight mesh. Push it through. What comes out the other side is tamarind paste. Discard the seeds and fibers. Store the paste in a tight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks, or in the freezer for six months.