Tamarind & Date Sharbat
Snack · Pakistani · Ready in 12 min · Serves 4
Tamarind loosened with soft dates and roasted cumin into a sharp, cooling jug. The drink that opens a fast in half of South Asia.
Per serving
- Calories
- 176
- Protein
- 2 g
- Carbs
- 42 g
- Fat
- 0 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Vitamins and minerals, % of a day’s needs
- Iron5%
- Vitamin D0%
- B120%
- Zinc2%
- Magnesium9%
- Omega-30%
- Calcium3%
- Potassium9%
- Vitamin C4%
- Vitamin A0%
- Riboflavin4%
Worked out from the ingredients. How we work out our numbers
Ingredients
- 50 g Tamarind paste
- 8 whole Medjool dates (pitted)
- 1000 ml Chilled water
- 2 tbsp Lime juice
- 0.5 tsp Ground cumin
- 1 pinch Salt
Method
- 1
Tear the 8 pitted Medjool dates into pieces and soak them in 200ml of the chilled water for 10 minutes, until the flesh has gone soft enough to break under a spoon.
- 2
Tip the dates and their water into a blender with 50g of tamarind paste, half a teaspoon of ground cumin and a pinch of salt. Blend for 45 seconds until you have a smooth, dark puree with no fibres left whole.
- 3
Pour the puree into a large jug, stir in the remaining 800ml of chilled water and 2 tbsp of lime juice, and whisk until it is even in colour.
- 4
Strain through a sieve into a clean jug, then chill and pour over ice. Stir before each pour, as the tamarind settles.
