Tamarind sauce

Name: Tamarind sauce
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: Tamarind (ukwaju) with pods removed; Carrots(peeled and chopped); 2 cloves garlic (or garlic powder); to taste Salt; Sweetener eg honey (optional); Pepper (optional)

Carol Khiim @cook_11742437

Eldoret

I recently visited a friend and found some tamarind sauce in her fridge and I had to try it out.

Carol Khiim @cook_11742437

Eldoret

I recently visited a friend and found some tamarind sauce in her fridge and I had to try it out.

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Ingredients

Tamarind (ukwaju) with pods removed
Carrots(peeled and chopped)
2 clovesgarlic (or garlic powder)
to tasteSalt
Sweetener eg honey (optional)
Pepper (optional)

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Steps

1

Boil the tamarind in a pan with enough water to just cover them on high heat for 5 minutes then remove heat
2

Let it sit for a few hours or overnight. Using your hands or spoon, remove the seeds and fiber
3

Sieve the pulp. And put in a blender
4

Boil the carrots till softned and toss in the blender.
5

In a pan heat little oil and add minced garlic till it fragrances then transfer it to the blender.
6

Add salt and all desired seasoning and sweetener then blend till smooth. It's ready for consumption.
7

Transfer to an air tight container and put in the fridge for upto a week
8

Can be served with potato wedges or pasta or rice (simply you can use it the same way you use tomato sauce)
9

Good for marinating chicken.