Tamarind Candy or Imli Ki Goli is a type of candy made from the fruit of the tamarind tree. Tamarind candy is often described as being chewy, and Tamarind Candy is normally sold in small containers with each piece rolled in sugar. Tamarind tree normally grows in tropical locations such as Africa, India, and parts of Asia. The tamarind tree is also common in Mexico and some parts of South America. Tamarind candy is known for having a sweet and sour taste, and it may be found most often in specialty food stores that carry items from a variety of different countries.
My favorite candy when I was a kid, it is a most common in India, available in all grocery shop. This tamarind pulp candy is exceptionally sweet and delicious. It is a hard candy treat that is sure to satisfy any tough, snacking craving. People who enjoy tamarind candy often choose to make it at home rather than purchasing it. The candy can be made using tamarind paste, jaggery, and some spices and then coated in sugar.
Ingredients:
• ½ cup Deseeded Ripe Tamarind
• ¾ cup Grated Jaggery or Brown Sugar
• ¼ tsp Red Chili Powder
• ¼ tsp Salt
• 1 tbsp Roasted Cumin Seeds Powder
• Pinch of Hing/Asafoetida (optional)
• Sugar for Rolling (coating)
Method:
1. Blend the ripe tamarind in a blender and make coarse mixture. Use coffee beans or spices blender.
2. Remove it into the mixing bowl. Add grated jaggery, red chili powder, cumin seed powder, salt and mix it well.
3. Place the mixture bowl into a microwave and warmup for 30-45 seconds.
4. Remove it from the microwave, mix it again using your hand and make sticky dough.
5. Now make small ball from the dough, then roll it into the sugar and coat it.
6. Use same process for remaining mixture and make more balls from it.
7. Tamarind candy is ready, store it into an airtight jar…. and enjoy….
Tips:
• You can find deseeded tamarind into the any Indian grocery store.
• You can use ripe tamarind pods, break the shells and deseed it.
• If your dough is very sticky, place it into the fridge for 30 minutes then make balls.
• You can store it up to a month in an airtight container into the kitchen shelves.
- ½ cup Deseeded Ripe Tamarind
- ¾ cup Grated Jaggery or Brown Sugar
- ¼ tsp Red Chili Powder
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Roasted Cumin Seeds Powder
- Pinch of Hing/Asafoetida (optional)
- Sugar for Rolling (coating)
- Blend the ripe tamarind in a blender and make coarse mixture. Use coffee beans or spices blender.
- Remove it into the mixing bowl. Add grated jaggery, red chili powder, cumin seed powder, salt and mix it well.
- Place the mixture bowl into a microwave and warmup for 30-45 seconds.
- Remove it from the microwave, mix it again using your hand and make sticky dough.
- Now make small ball from the dough, then roll it into the sugar and coat it.
- Use same process for remaining mixture and make more balls from it.
- Tamarind candy is ready, store it into an airtight jar…. and enjoy….
• You can use ripe tamarind pods, break the shells and deseed it.
• If your dough is very sticky, place it into the fridge for 30 minutes then make balls.
• You can store it up to a month in an airtight container into the kitchen shelves.
14 Responses to “Tamarind Candy (Imli Ki Goli)”
Loved all the pics binjal. I love imli goli a lot.
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Your post has really dug a craving for IMli Goli’s.. I love them soo soo much… Fab Pics.. ( needless to mention) .
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We also add a bit of grated garlic for an extra spicy bite.
Gorgeous pics!
Wow!Next time i will add garlic, I think it will taste like Gujarati garlic-jaggery chutney! thanks dear 🙂
Binjal recipe looks very tempting…. Just I doubt i have…usually tamarind we find on grocery stores… have dust particles in it and I wash it before proceeding..then how to do this step…
you can wash, drain and dry it compliantly before grinding 🙂
Excellent ! Would love to try them.. thanks for sharing Binjal! The photos look great too..esp the first one ..:)
Thanks dear Indrani!
I always had only the store bought.. I think we used to get them in two tiny balls wrapped in a see through wrapper.. sold at Nilgiris! This is so super easy! I am going to try making at home.. I do see ripe tamarind sold in boxes here… also guess I can use the tamarind paste too.. thank you for bringing back memories of forgotten food! Lovely photography!
Thanks a lot Famidha!
this post brings back so many fond memories, as kids we used to do by ourselves Each person would carry an ingredient from home and we would go to a secret place pound ll on a granite stone and make small balls and lollypops from it.
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Wow Jyo! those are precious memories thanks for sharing 🙂