St. Croix Tamarind Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup tamarind pulp
1 cup white sugar or 1 cup brown sugar
garlic powder (optional)
black pepper (optional)
cayenne pepper (optional)

Preparation

Remove tamarind flesh from the seeds, by scraping with a knife or by rubbing the seeds and sugar against the sides of the bowl with a wooden spoon. (Or, much easier, use tamarind paste!).
Mix the tamarind flesh with the sugar, and roll into a smooth ball, about 3/4 inch in diameter, with a tamarind seed in the center.
Roll the ball in granulated sugar, and store in an airtight container.