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Aloha from Hawai'i.
Traditional (iced) Thai tea has ground tamarind seeds in it. Can you tell me how I would 'cure' or otherwise prepare the seeds at home? My own research has failed.
Thanks!!
Hi Nicole
This may be more than you can tackle at home...but basically the seeds are roasted (much like coffee beans) and then ground up. If you roast your own coffee, then you should be able to experiment a bit to see what works. It will obviously depend on how dry the seeds are, and the roasting temperature and time.
Does that help?
Paul Wagner
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| Comment | Aloha Paul. Thank You. Your answer -that the tamarind seeds need to be ROASTED (rather than 'cured')to make the Thai Iced Tea is exactly what I need to know to proceed.Cheers. Also: WOW! on how quickly you responded. Very Helpful. Thanks and Aloha | ||
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