Tamarind Drinks – All Natural Thai Drinks
During the day, I often open a fridge and look for a drink. My eye was on tamarind concentrate – a leftover from Thai cooking class another day. I spent three minutes making a syrup. Now I have syrup ready for making a tea and soda.
Tamarind syrup is a good recipe to have. I always make one recipe to keep in refrigerator or more if I plan to freeze them. Mostly for the cocktail and soda but in the emergency situation – it can be a cold remedy – it can be use in Phad Thai or curry. It has a hint of sweet, fruity but not as tart when add sugar. In Thai village we use tamarind and honey as a tea for a cold remedy. It is high in Vitamin C and also good for digestion.
Tamarind Syrup
Nam Chuem Makham
น้ำเชื่อมมะขาม
Yield: 3/4 cup
1/2 cup tamarind concentrate, freshly made or from the can 1/4 cup brown sugar or honeyCombine tamarind concentrate, brown sugar and water in a pot and bring to a boil on high heat. Stir and let it cook for 2 minutes. Strain into a clean jar, when it is cool then store in the fridge for a week or keep in the freezer for 3 months.
Tamarind-Honey Tea
Cha Nampung Makam
ชาน้ำผึ้งมะขาม
3 tablespoons tamarind syrup, from recipe aboveTo make a tamarind tea, combine 3 tablespoons tamarind syrup (make syrup with honey instead of brown sugar) with 5 tablespoons boiling water in a tea-cup and serve warm.
Tamarind Soda
Nam Kham Soda
น้ำโซดามะขาม
Serves: 1
1 cup ice cube 3/4 cup sparking mineral water 3 tablespoons tamarind syrup, from recipe above 1 mint sprigPlace ice cube in a glass, follow by sparking mineral water and tamarind syrup. Stir lightly and serve. Garnish with mint sprig.
© 2013 Pranee Khruasanit Halvorsen I Love Thai cooking Pranee teaches Thai Cooking classes in the Seattle area. Her website is: I Love Thai cooking.com
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Your tamarind syrup instructions say to add water before boiling, but doesn’t list water among the ingredients. How much water?
Thank you for finding an error. I should delete water from the instruction. There is no need water for this recipe. We use water in this recipe to make tamarind concentrate. https://praneesthaikitchen.com/2011/09/14/how-to-make-tamarind-concentrate-recipe/
I was in Thailand recently and a chef mentioned a way to make Tamarind Tea from the seeds. Do you just boil them?
Thank you for the questions. You can boil them for 1 minutes with water well-covered or just cover with warm water. The idea is to let the pulp wet and soak through. You should let it sit for 30 minutes. If not, you can just massage and squeeze it for 3 minutes until all the flesh is removed. I hope this help!
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