# Tamarind Drink | Nam Makham | น้ำมะขามสด

Cuisine: thai · Time: 20 minutes · Servings: 2

## Ingredients

- 1/2 cup fresh tamarind or wet tamarind block
- 3 cups water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- lime slices
- 2  sprigs of mint

## Steps

1. To make tamarind paste, combine 1/2 cup of fresh, sweet tamarind fruit or pre-packaged wet tamarind block with 1 cup of hot water.  Mash with your fingers until the fruit dissolves into the water. Strain the fibers and seeds out with your fingers or a fine mesh strainer. The resulting paste should be about the consistency of ketchup.
2. Heat 1/2 cup of the tamarind paste, 2 cups water, and 1/4 cup sugar over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.  The sweetness of the drink will depend on your tamarind.  If it's too sweet, add a little more tamarind paste or some lime juice.  If it's too sour, add more sugar.
3. Cool the tamarind drink in the fridge.  Fill a glass with ice and then pour the tamarind drink over.  Garnish with a slice of lime and a sprig of mint.

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Source: rachelcooksthai — https://rachelcooksthai.com/tamarind-drink/
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