Long before I discovered tamarind tea, I used to love eating sour tamarind as a snack. Growing up, I didn't eat much candy. Fresh fruit was all I knew. After reading about tamarind vitamin C benefits, I made my first tea to help ease cold symptoms and now it's been my go to tea ever since for cold winter days, when I am not well and need a boost and also as a nice cool drink in the summer heat.
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Basic Tamarind Tea is easy, delicious and healthy. Made with Tamarind and water. You can use the sour or sweet tamarind but I like to make my team with both to balance out the sweet and sour. This avoid using an external sweetener too.
Shell all of the tamarind and set them aside.
Measure 2 cups of water, add to a pan and add the tamarind to the pan.
Turn your stove top on to high and bring the ingredients to a boil.
After boiling for a minute or so, let the tea sit for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, take a potato smasher and smash the tea to loosen the tamarind flesh from the seed.
Using a funnel strainer, strain the tea into the container and set aside. Take the remaining tamarind flesh from the funnel and add it back to the pot, add 2 cups of water and let it boil again for a minute and sit for 5 minutes. Repeat the same steps to get the maximum flavor from the tamarind.
Mix the first batch of tea with the second batch to ensure that you get the maximum flavor and there you have it. You can warm up your tea again so have it as a hot drink or let it cool down to room temperature and add ice for a cool refreshing, healthy drink.
