This should be a quick and easy one for you juice lovers! It is ejoyable in the east African heat and a favourite in Tanzania and Kenya.
Ingredients:
Tamarind (100-200g depending how strong you want it), packed
Water
Ice
Instructions –
Have the tamarind soak in a bowl of water, the water must cover the tamarind. Leave to soak for 15mins. Then user your clean hands to squeeze and separate the tamarind off the stones and sticks. Keep doing this for around 5mins. The water should go very dark as the juice is developing.
Sieve the into a blender jug, make sure no stems or seeds or other contents go in the jug. You want just the juice.
Add a 4-5 cubes of ice. Blend. Relax and enjoy.
Perfect in the summer and for BBQs.
Swahili Recipe 