Tamarind Jam
Zwt7 south & central america. You may use this on toasted bread with butter which tastes very good says the poster at http://www.coffeeandvanilla.com. The tamarinds of india have longer pods containing 6-12 seeds, whereas african and west indian versions have short pods containing 1-6 seeds. Fruit of the south american tamarinds are identical to the original african variant.
Steps
Peel tamarind , place in a pot over low / medium fire , add water and sugar or honey and ground clove if using and cook for about an hour and half.
Add a little bit more water if needed.
Optionally press through the strainer to remove seeds , then place in the jars and close immediately.
Store in the refrigerator.
Ingredients
tamarind pods, water, golden caster sugar, ground cloves