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Tamarind Juice

Course: Drink
Cuisine: Caribbean
Calories:
Author: Felix (Simply Trini Cooking)

Ingredients

  • 20 tamarind fruit
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar You may need less if your tamarind is a more sweeter. Our local variety is more sour than sweet
  • 6 cups water to soak
  • 3 cups water
  • 2 tsp vanilla essence
  • 3 tsp Angostura bitters

Instructions

  • Shell tamarinds. Pour room temperature water over them (6 cups) in a mug and set aside for 20 to 30 minutes.
  • Stir to remove the pulp from the seeds. Remove the seeds.
  • Add extra water (3 cups) sugar, stir well until all the sugar has dissolved. Add essence and angostura bitters.
  • Serve chilled or with ice.