Boil the tamarind with water....water level should go beyond the tamarind level on your cooking pot. This helps with the softening the tamarind pulp

It should take about 5 minutes depending on the quantity of tamarind

Let it cool, remove the pulp and seeds.... Strain your mixture

Boil the strained mixture with sugar, cinammon, ginger, and lemon juice. At this point, taste and see if everything is balanced as you would want. You can use honey as a sweetener..

Strain,let it cool and refrigerate it. Best served chilled...enjoy on a sunny day