Dishes made with tamarind
17 dishes from around the world that list tamarind as a main ingredient.
Bhel puriVegan
🇮🇳 IndiaPuffed rice snack tossed with chutneys, sev and crisp puris, sold on Mumbai streets
Street food, Snacks, Tea time
ZoomkoomVegan
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso and 1 moreFermented millet or guinea corn drink from Burkina Faso and Northern Ghana
Drink
Pad thaiผัดไทย
🇹🇭 ThailandStir-fried rice noodles with egg, tofu, shrimp and peanuts, a Thai street food classic
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PanipuriVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreCrisp hollow puris filled with spiced potato and dipped in tangy, flavoured water
Street food, Snacks
Laksaلقسا / 叻沙
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 3 moreSpicy Southeast Asian noodle soup with coconut or sour broth
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
SambarVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaA South Indian lentil and vegetable stew soured with tamarind
Stew or curry, Breakfast, Lunch
Sambal
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreA spicy Southeast Asian paste or sauce made mainly from ground chillies
Sauce, pickle or ferment
RasamVeganரசம்
🇮🇳 IndiaA spiced, tangy South Indian soup served hot with rice
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Dal bhatVegetarian
🇳🇵 Nepal and 2 moreLentil soup served with plain rice, a staple meal across South Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Asam pedasاسم ڤدس
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreA sour and spicy fish stew from maritime Southeast Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Sinigang
🇵🇭 PhilippinesA Filipino soup or stew with a tangy broth, often made with tamarind
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
SosatieMeat
🇿🇦 South AfricaSouth African skewers of marinated meat, often cooked over a fire
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
PempekFish or seafood
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreFish and tapioca cakes from Palembang, served with a sweet-sour spicy sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Ayam bakarMeat
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreChicken marinated in spices and grilled over charcoal
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Fish head curryFish or seafoodkari kepala ikan
🇸🇬 Singapore and 2 moreRed snapper head stewed in spiced curry with vegetables
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Canh chua
🇻🇳 VietnamVietnamese soup with fish, tamarind, pineapple and fresh herbs
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
CaldouFish or seafood
🇸🇳 SenegalSenegalese fish and vegetable stew with a tangy broth, served with rice
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Sosatie: chee.hong, CC BY 2.0, source
- Sambar: Jayashree Govindarajan, CC BY 2.0, source
- Panipuri: Teena Sometimes, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Laksa: Alpha, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bhel puri: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sambal: Windi Utari, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rasam: Miansari66, Public domain, source
- Caldou: Marshiayers, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dal bhat: Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Zoomkoom: Vineke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sinigang: ???, CC BY 2.0, source
- Asam pedas: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pempek: Midori, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ayam bakar: Nisa usrifatul, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Fish head curry: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Canh chua: Jason Hutchens, CC BY 2.0, source