tamarinds
Tropical legume fruits
Tamarinds are the seed pods of a tropical tree, containing a sticky, sour-sweet pulp used in cooking and beverages.
The dark brown pods yield a paste common in Indian, Southeast Asian, and Latin American cuisines—essential to Worcestershire sauce, pad Thai, and agua fresca.
The recipe calls for tamarind paste.
Spiced fruit-based condiment
- sauceLiquid food accompaniment
- pasteThick sticky substance
- WorcestershireFermented English condiment
- pad thaiSoutheast Asian stir-fried noodles
sambar · agua fresca · candy · tamarindo · marinade · glaze · concentrate · syrup
Woody perennial plant
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- cultivatedImproved through nurture
- shade treePlant grown for canopy
ornamental · hardwood · timber · bark · leaves · flowers · canopy · drought-tolerant
Promotes intestinal evacuation
- digestiveRelating to food breakdown
- antioxidantOxidation-preventing molecule
- anti-inflammatoryInflammation-reducing agent
- feverElevated body temperature
traditional medicine · Ayurveda · remedy · poultice · cooling · aperient · liver · detox
chutney
Spiced fruit-based condiment
- sauceLiquid food accompaniment
- pasteThick sticky substance
- WorcestershireFermented English condiment
pad thai · sambar · agua fresca · candy · tamarindo · marinade · glaze · concentrate · syrup · jam
pods
Enclosed natural containers
tangy · sticky · brown · tropical · legume · paste · tart · ripe · flesh · fibrous
tree
Woody perennial plant
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- cultivatedImproved through nurture
shade tree · ornamental · hardwood · timber · bark · leaves · flowers · canopy · drought-tolerant · slow-growing
laxative
Promotes intestinal evacuation
- digestiveRelating to food breakdown
- antioxidantOxidation-preventing molecule
- anti-inflammatoryInflammation-reducing agent
fever · traditional medicine · Ayurveda · remedy · poultice · cooling · aperient · liver · detox · folk medicine
- tamarind sauceCondiment from pod pulp
- tamarind pasteProcessed tropical legume pulp
- tamarind juiceDrink from tangy legume pods
- tamarind chutneySauce from sour tropical fruit
- lion tamarinSmall South American monkey
- tamarind candySweet made from tropical pulp