Anyone got a recipe for a quick and easy satay sauce

[novadandypowder]

Want to make it for me and my toddler tonight for dinner - I'm guessing it will involve some peanut butter

2 tablespoons peanut butter
1 tablespoon sweet chili sauce
1 tablespoon tamarind paste
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon caster sugar
1 tablespoon lime juice

Are you coming to xmas party again nova??/

Thanks - I don't have tamarind paste, is it really essential??

Not sure about xmas party, may do as this year I'm not pg/ with small child, and DH owes me many nights out!!

dunno, it is a very specific taste I guess
Where are you
I have some in teh fridge you can borrow

here is xmas thread would be great to see you again (but only if you wear a sack and a bag on your head so as not to show me up)

Substitutes for Tamarind, again there were a few answers.
You are right. There are a load of substitutes to Tamarind, like the lemon juice which is more convenient. But Tamarind has a subtle taste, to add the bitterness to a certain curries like Sambar, where a substitute is just not good enough.
if I've not got any tamarind I use a 50:50 mixture of lemon juice and redcurrant jelly.
Also if you don't like the stickness you can use Amchur powder instead (Green Mango Powder). The taste is almost the same.

(sorry i cut and pasted that I am not mad and talking to myself)

Well, I used the redcurrant jelly and lemon substitute and cut some chicken into little strips for dipping into the satay, which I put into egg cups. I thought it was blardy lovely, my dd took one bite and wrinkled her nose up in disgust.

Tomorrow it's fish fingers and chips