I love the tang of tamarind so I decided to whip up a cocktail using the pulp. In the bullet blender dump ingredients and blend....I used sweetened condensed milk instead of sugar. After seeing Megan do this Vietnamese Iced Coffee drink on her blog Megan's Cookin' I have been using sweetened condensed milk in more blender drinks. I didn't have any rum, but I had some vodka that I have been flavoring with vanilla beans so I used that instead.
Now this is difficult, because I just dumped, but I'll try to break it down for you:
3 oz tamarind pulp
1.5 oz vodka or rum
3 T sweetened condensed milk (or to taste)
4 oz tamarind nectar (or ginger ale)
5 oz ice
As always the ingredients are adjustable to your liking. You can make it as thick as you like, or as strong.
Thanks to the suggestion by Ann from Anncoo's Hobby I am submitting this recipe to the 5 Star Makeover, that is brought to us by Natasha at 5 Star Foodie Culinary Adventures.