What does it taste like?
Tamarind comes from the fruit of the tamarind tree. Its sweet and sour flavour is used in Indian and Southeast Asian cooking, including curries, chutneys and pulse dishes.
Paste or a block?
You may find tamarind as a ready prepared paste or a compressed block. Check which form you are buying. Sunny’s aubergine pickle specifies tamarind paste; its quantity is listed with the recipe ingredients.
How Sunny uses it
Sunny’s mixed aubergine pickle uses 1 to 2 tablespoons of tamarind paste alongside aubergine, cauliflower, carrot and celery. The chapter at 6:28 shows the tamarind and aromatic herbs being added.
Substitutions and storage
No tested tamarind substitution has been supplied for this recipe. Follow the storage directions on your own product rather than assuming all pastes and concentrates have the same storage life.
Source: Good Food ↗
