Tamarind Dip

1. Soak tamarind in a cup of hot water for 15 minutes or until very soft.

2. Pass the pulp through a fine sieve, pressing with a spoon to pass all the juice through . Discard dregs/seeds.

3. Blend/Process onion, green chilies, garlic, black pepper, cumin, salt, reserved tamarind juice.

4. (if you wnt to make a sweet dip you can add sugar to taste at this point)

5. Blend the ingredients to a smooth paste

6. Serve with Samosas, Pakora etc.

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Nutrient	Quantity
Total fats	0.4473 g
Protein	1.5279 g
Carbohydrates	8.251 g
Energy	38.9007 kCal
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:3 undifferentiated	0.0055 g
Water	84.6636 g
Aspartic acid	0.0718 g
Calcium, Ca	44.5027 mg
Lutein + zeaxanthin	217.7145 g
Fiber, total dietary	2.1177 g
Carotene, beta	953.6835 g
Niacin	0.4033 mg
Vitamin A, RAE	81.7072 g
Arginine	0.0746 g
Riboflavin	0.0622 mg
Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic 18:3 n-3 c,c,c (ALA)	0.0009 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 20:1	0.0022 g
Glutamic acid	0.1887 g
Stigmasterol	0.72 mg
Sodium, Na	15.719 mg
Fatty acids, total saturated 16:1 undifferentiated	0.0031 g
Total lipid (fat)	0.4473 g
Manganese, Mn	0.3008 mg
Fructose	0.9043 g
Proline	0.0165 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 16:0	0.0417 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 8:0	0.0006 g
Sucrose	0.6931 g
Choline, total	7.6663 mg
Sugars, total	3.2041 g
Serine	0.0171 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 10:0	0.0004 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:0	0.0085 g
Vitamin B-6	0.1261 mg
Selenium, Se	0.6488 g
Ash	0.7036 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:1 undifferentiated	0.2213 g
Pantothenic acid	0.2309 mg
Phenylalanine	0.0201 g
Beta-sitosterol	0.48 mg
Copper, Cu	0.098 mg
Betaine	0.1212 mg
Thiamin	0.0555 mg
Methionine	0.002 g
Iron, Fe	1.3244 mg
Carbohydrate, by difference	8.251 g
Phosphorus, P	37.968 mg
Folate, total	28.3827 g
Tocopherol, gamma	0.0377 mg
Lycopene	0.115 g
Alanine	0.0182 g
Valine	0.0178 g
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated 20:3 undifferentiated	0.0009 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:2 undifferentiated	0.0553 g
Glycine	0.02 g
Carotene, alpha	8.709 g
Glucose (dextrose)	1.3804 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 14:0	0.0032 g
Zinc, Zn	0.2962 mg
Isoleucine	0.0119 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 12:0	0.0007 g
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	0.0616 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 14:1	0.0001 g
Leucine	0.0233 g
Tocotrienol, alpha	0.0329 mg
Vitamin A, IU	1637.4002 IU
Folate, DFE	28.3827 g
Tryptophan	0.0101 g
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	11.7408 mg
Phytosterols	12.943 mg
Galactose	0.0009 g
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated 18:1 c	0.0037 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 6:0	0.0001 g
Tyrosine	0.0126 g
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	75.678 g
Fatty acids, total saturated	0.0569 g
Histidine	0.0107 g
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	0.2267 g
Threonine	0.0161 g
Folate, food	28.3827 g
Cryptoxanthin, beta	48.6238 g
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	0.655 mg
Magnesium, Mg	18.0662 mg
Lysine	0.0287 g
Potassium, K	253.6557 mg
Cystine	0.0036 g
Fluoride, F	0.9666 g

Ingredient	Quantity	Energy	Carbohydrates	Lipin
Salt	0.5 teaspoon	0	0	0
Tamarind pulp	0.5 cup	0	0	0
Onion	1	28	6.538	0.07
black pepper	0.25 teaspoon	1.4432	0.3677	0.0187
Green Chilies	2	0	0	0
Garlic Clove	2	0	0	0
cumin	0.5 teaspoon	3.9375	0.4645	0.2338
coriander leaf	1.5 cups	5.52	0.8808	0.1248