Today amongst the many precious commodities, to me, are time and energy. We invent gadgets to make our life easier and earn more time in the process; yet we seem to be running around like a headless chicken all over the place. And from my observation, one of the biggest aspects of our lives that has suffered from this phenomenon is the quality of our food intake. I find it saddening that we have somehow justified our consumption of preservative laden foods as a part of our lives. Cooking food for one’s loved one has taken a huge backseat – citing social stigmas, lack of time, limited energy or whatever with the essence being that in many families it has not earned the top priority! [Tamarind Pods Image Source]
I love cooking but the passion has been replaced with necessity with many other chores fighting for attention. Hence I force myself to plan a weekly menu and cook many staples beforehand to make my day to day meal planning easier. In this endeavor OPOS® has been a big help. If you are new to OPOS® method of cooking, I would suggest reading this post of mine. The only drawback of many Non-Indians would be the lack of this style of pressure cooker. Its not expensive and if you can invest in one, it will pay back its due sooner than you can fathom. There are many OPOS® staples that I make that make my cooking process way easier. Will blog them as and when I can in the coming months. Today we will start out with an essential ingredient for many Indian/Thai – even Mexican cuisine.
Tamarind fruit and paste are readily available. But soaking and pureeing the dried fruit every single time of usage can be time consuming. Most of the Tamarind paste available at the stores come with preservatives. Making some right at home is very easy. Lets see how. (...)
Read the rest of Homemade Tamarind Paste (OPOS®) at Chef In You
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