Tamarind Dip Food

TAMARIND DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• To a small saucepan, add water, palm sugar, fish sauce, and tamarind paste. Turn heat to high and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to a simmer. Add chile powder; whisk to break up the palm sugar and tamarind pulp. Continue cooking on a low simmer, 5-8 minutes. Pour dipping sauce into a bowl and cool to room temperature. Makes about 1½ cups. You can store it in the refrigerator in a sealed container for weeks.

TAMARIND DIP

Steps:

• Soak tamarind in a cup of hot water for 15 minutes or until very soft.
• Pass the pulp through a fine sieve, pressing with a spoon to pass all the juice through . Discard dregs/seeds.
• Blend/Process onion, green chilies, garlic, black pepper, cumin, salt, reserved tamarind juice.
• (if you wnt to make a sweet dip you can add sugar to taste at this point)
• Blend the ingredients to a smooth paste
• Serve with Samosas, Pakora etc.

GINGER AND TAMARIND DIP

Steps:

• To prepare the dipping sauce --.
• Whisk together the mayonnaise, lime juice, ginger, tamarind concentrate, mustard, honey, and cayenne powder.
• Refrigerate at least an hour to allow the flavours to blend.
• Tamarind concentrate is available in Indian or Asian markets.

VEGETARIAN CURRY SAMOSAS WITH TAMARIND DIP

Steps:

• For the Wraps.
• Whisk all ingredients in a bowl to form a batter.
• The consistency should easily coat the back of a spoon. Add more flour if mixture is too thin, or more water if too thick.
• Coat a 10 inch non-stick pan very lightly with coconut oil.
• Ladle in 1/3 cup of batter and swirl around the pan.
• Cook until firm to handle.
• Set aside setting wax paper sheets in between layers to prevent wraps from sticking.
• For the Tamarind Dip.
• Whisk all ingredients in a bowl.
• Set aside until ready to serve.
• For the Samosas.
• Wash, and peel all vegetables.
• Boil potatoes until soft enough for mashing.
• While the potatoes are boiling, finely chop carrots, cilantro, and cauliflower.
• Blanch the chopped vegetables and the green peas for about a minute. Drain.
• When, the potatoes are done, transfer them to a bowl and mash.
• Fold in the blanched vegetables and chopped cilantro.
• Season with aloo bhaji, salt, and pepper.
• Lay a piece of the prepared wraps onto a working surface and cut into half.
• Fill with vegetable mixture near to one edge and wrap into triangles sealing with a light cornstarch slurry.
• Bake at 220C/430F for 10 minutes, flip and continue for 10 minutes more.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Serve with the tamarind dipping sauce.

CHICKPEA AND TAMARIND DIP (HUMMUS BI TAMAR HINDI)

Steps:

• Place all ingredients, except coriander or parsley and olive oil, in a food processor and process into a somewhat thick paste, adding a little water as necessary.
• Taste and adjust flavours to taste.
• Place on a serving platter and sprinkle with fresh coriander or chopped parsley and extra virgin olive oil just before serving.