Published Mar 17, 2023
Tamarind is one of India's most popular sour taste ingredients for making chutneys, curries, soups, sauces and many more.
It is to aid in weight loss, good heart health, digestive system, managing diabetes, nerve function and others.
Amli (Gujarat), imli (Hindi, Punjabi), tetul (Bengali), hunise hannu (kannada). Puli (Malayalam, Tamil), tamber (Kashmir), tentuli (Oriya), chinch (Marathi) and chinta pandu (Telugu).
The most popular varieties of Tamarind in India are PKM1 and Urigam.
The climate requirement for tamarind farming is 0 °C to 46 °C and requires average rainfall of around 5 cm to 15 cm.
The tamarind plant grew in the 8th year. It can be hand picked or beaten with a stick to harvest tamarind fruit.