Trinidad Tamarind Sauce (Tambran Sauce)

Name: Trinidad Tamarind Sauce (Tambran Sauce)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 12 tamarind pods (shelled); 2 cups water (plus up to 1 additional cup as needed); 2 tablespoons brown sugar (plus more to taste); 1 pinch salt; 2 cloves garlic (crushed); 1 Scotch bonnet pepper (deseeded to reduce heat, optional); 2 leaves chadon beni (culantro)

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:45min

This Trinidad tamarind sauce, also known as tambran sauce, is sweet, sour, and spicy. Made with fresh tamarind, brown sugar, Scotch bonnet, and chadon beni, it's perfect for dipping pholourie, accra, aloo pie, and more.

Updated at: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:52:33 GMT