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Friday 8 February 2019

Tamarind Pulp, Indian Spices

Tamarind Pulp is the thick pulp of ripe fruit of Tamarind which is commonly used as condiment.
tamarind.jpgTamarind Pulp is traditionally popular in India as condiment added to many dishes like RasamSambharchutneys
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The pulp of ripe fruit of Tamarind tree is commonly used  particularly in South Indian dishes.
Tamarind Pulp, Indian Spices

Etymology of Tamarind
The fruit has different names in every states of the country. The Indian names of Tamarind in different languages are ‘Imli’ in HindiPunjabiUrdu; ‘Ttali’ in Assamese; ‘Tentul’ in Bengali; ‘Ambli’ in Gujarati; ‘Hunise Hannu’ in Kannada; ‘Puli’in Malayalam and Tamil; ‘Chinthappandu’, ‘Chinta’, ‘Amlika’ in Telugu; ‘Chinch’, ‘Chincha’in Marathi; ‘Tentuli’ in Oriya and ‘Yamadutika’, ‘Amli’, ‘Abdika’ in Sanskrit.
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Use of Tamarind Pulp in Cuisine
Tamarind Pulp lends the dish a classic sour taste to the food. It is also used to season foods such as chutneys and pickled fish.

Use of Tamarind Pulp in Medicine 
Ayurvedic practitioners and folk doctors frequently used it as medicine. Tamarind also relieves pain, reduces fever, lowers cholesterol to improve cardiovascular health, treats piles, prevents cancer, and protects against parasites and worms.

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