Sweet and Sour Tamarind Sauce recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup water
¼ cup brown sugar
2 ½ tablespoons tamarind powder
¼ teaspoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons chopped peanuts
¼ cup sliced red onion
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Nutrition Info

45.1 calories
carbohydrate: 8.6 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 1 g
fiber: 0.3 g
protein: 0.6 g
saturatedFat: 0.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 501.1 mg
sugar: 6.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat water in a saucepan over low heat. Dissolve sugar and tamarind powder in warm water, add soy sauce, peanuts, and red onions. Increase heat to medium-high and cook until onions become slightly translucent, 3 to 5 minutes.

  2. Stir cilantro into the sauce, continue cooking until thickened to your liking, 5 to 7 minutes more.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

This is my version of a popular sauce that can be tweaked in a lot of ways to suit one's taste, either more to the sweet side or sour side. It's great with small fried items, like fried tofu, egg rolls, or samosas.

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