Ready Made Tamarind Paste in Microwave oven

Ingredients:

Good Quality Tamarind-250gms.

Method:

1)Break tamarind cake into chunks.Remove seeds and dried leaves if any.

2)Take tamarind in a collander and rinse it under tap water for 5 to6sec so that if there is any dust it will be washed off

3)Transfer the tamarind to a microwave safe glass bowl.Add 3to4 tablesp of water.Mix well and microhigh for 2min.

4)Remove the bowl ,stir once and again microhigh for another 4min ,stirring after 2min in between.Now tamarind becomes soft.if not again microhigh for another min.

5)Remove and cool.

6)Strain the tamarind mass through a seive to remove fibres.Collect the paste in a clean bottle and keep it refrigerated

7)It keeps good for 2months if refrigerated.

Tip

Do not wash the tamarind but gently rinse it just for few secs.

Leave a plastic spoon in the container.