Tomi Recipe

Ingredients

1.	Heat up the water until it just begins to boil and pour it on top of the tamarind Remove the hard outer layer of the tamarind flowers and the string like material around the rinds as well, and place the flowers in a big bowl
2.	Pour the water on top of the tamarind and let steep for about 20 min, or until cool enough to put your hands in
3.	Using your hands, break down the flesh of the tamarind. There are seeds in the center, remove them as you break down the flesh
4.	Let steep for at least another hour and then using a fine mesh strainer, filter the liquid twice. There might still be some smaller particulates left, that's okay
5.	Squeeze the juice of one lemon into the bowl, add sugar to taste and stir with a wooden spoon
6.	Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Enjoy!