Thai Tamarind Dipping Sauce

This is a simple throw-together sauce so you should be ready in no time.

Get a small sauce pot on medium-low heat. Add palm sugar, tamarind paste, fish sauce, and water. Whisk to break down the tamarind paste. (You may be asking yourself where the heck can I find this palm sugar and tamarind paste? Don’t fret, you can find these at your local Asian or Mexican grocery store.)

Cook sauce for about 5 minutes, whisking along the way. You want that tamarind pulp to breakdown. It should be good after 5 minutes, but you can take it up to 10 minutes if necessary.

Pour sauce into a serving container. Add chili powder, stir, and let cool.

This sauce is awesome. It’s a thinner sauce, and is not only great for dipping, but you could spoon this on rice, and I wouldn’t even dislike it if you said you drizzled it on a salad. I love it, and I bet you will too! Hope you enjoy.