Sourced with care from Kerala’s heartland, our Malabar Tamarind (Kudam Puli) is the essence of authentic South Indian cuisine. Its tangy, smoky flavour enriches every curry and chutney, bringing tradition and love to your table

Spice Basket Malabar Tamarind (kudampuli) is a traditional Kerala souring agent recognized for its peculiar tangy taste, smoky scent and authentic flavour. If you are looking for malabar tamarind in Malayalam, it is called as Kudampuli. In English, Kudampuli is called as Malabar tamarind or Garcinia cambogia.

This natural souring ingredient is commonly used in Kerala style cooking, especially in fish curry, prawn curry, seafood recipes, theeyal, spicy gravies and traditional sour foods. Malabar tamarind is not like your typical tamarind. It has a deeper tart flavor with a hint of smokiness, which makes it great for a real Kerala meen dish.

One of the notable benefits of the malabar tamarind is that it has been used traditionally in Kerala cooking to impart a natural sourness without overwhelming the meal. It balances spicy, salty and rich tastes and adds a robust, homestyle flavour to curries. Kudampuli is also valued by many for its traditional use in aiding digestion and giving a natural taste to food.

To use, take a tiny piece of kudampuli and soak it in warm water for a few minutes and add it to your curry while cooking. It goes very well with chilli powder, turmeric, curry leaves, garlic, shallots, coconut oil and Kerala spices.

If you are searching for malabar tamarind on the web Spice Basket provides you with handpicked kudampuli packed for freshness, quality and authentic taste. Spice Basket Malabar Tamarind adds authentic Kerala flavour to fish curry, seafood and home style dishes.