Recipes with Tamarind

Sour, dark and fruity, and the backbone of the Thai and Filipino recipes below. Paste from a jar is fine; the compressed blocks need soaking and sieving but taste considerably better.

8 free recipes below, every one with a full ingredient list and step-by-step method. They run across Malaysian, Thai, Indian and Filipino kitchens. On FoodNeverComes the food never actually arrives — so these are the ones you make yourself.

Beef Rendang🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 3 hrMassaman Curry🇹🇭 Thai · ⏱️ 75 minNasi Lemak🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 45 minPad Thai🇹🇭 Thai · ⏱️ 25 minPani Puri🇮🇳 Indian · ⏱️ 40 minRojak Buah🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 15 minSatay Kajang🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 40 min + 4 hr marinatingSinigang🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 45 min