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The Mint Raita recipe shared in the discussion is based on Pat Chapman's Curry Bible and includes ingredients like Greek yoghurt, mint jelly, and fresh coriander. Many users have tried the recipe and reported positive experiences, with some making modifications to suit their tastes, such as adjusting the amount of mint jelly or omitting mango powder. The community generally agrees that the raita pairs well with various dishes like bhajis and kebabs, and it has become a favored accompaniment among those who have made it.

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Offline Cory Ander

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Mint/Tandoori Raita (Dipping Sauce)
« on: October 10, 2006, 07:43 AM »
This recipe was posted in "BIR Recipe Requests", so I thought it might be helpful to move it to here.  It works a treat (with bhajis, papadoms, etc) and is based on the recipe found in Pat Chapman's Curry Bible:

-  225g yoghurt (Greek is good)
-  1/2 tsp chilli powder (optional)
-  1/2 tsp garam masala
-  1 tsp sugar (or to taste)
-  1 teaspoon bottled mint jelly (or sauce)
-  1/4 tsp mango powder (amchoor)
-  1 tbsp fresh coriander (finely chopped)
-  pinch of salt (or to taste)
-  couple of drops of green or yellow (or other colour) food colouring (optional)
-  1 clove finely chopped garlic (optional)

Simply blend all of the ingredients together.

Here is a photo of the Mint Raita (with a couple of drops of green food colouring) with Onion Bhajis (made to my recipe):

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Offline Chilli Prawn

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Re: Mint Raita (Dipping Sauce)
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2006, 11:00 AM »
Looks good and I bet it tastes great Cory

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Offline Jon_LL

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Re: Mint Raita (Dipping Sauce)
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2006, 10:32 AM »
Made this myself, didn't have any mango, but tasted superb without it, many thanks.

JL
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Offline spicysarsy

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Re: Mint Raita (Dipping Sauce)
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2006, 01:45 PM »
;D ;D Hell Yeah, I've used this recipe many times myself for Bhaji's and it's by far the tastiest with or without the mango taste.
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Offline merrybaker

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Re: Mint Raita (Dipping Sauce)
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2007, 04:50 PM »
CA, this looks good.
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Offline Cory Ander

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Re: Mint Raita (Dipping Sauce)
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2007, 12:17 AM »
Hi Jon_LL and MB,  :)

Glad to hear you liked it both!  8)

Thanks for your other helpful comments MB.  It's essentially a very sound recipe and I'm glad you managed to successfully tweak it to your taste!   8)
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Offline Cory Ander

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Re: Mint Raita (Dipping Sauce)
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2007, 03:03 PM »
Hi All,

Just thought I'd add to MB's helpful comments. 

I just made Sheek Keebabs again (here: https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=1525.0) and served them with this Mint Raita and green salad.  I have to say that the Keebabs and Mint Raita were excellent! 

For the Mint Raita, I amended my posted recipe to the following:

-  225g Greek yoghurt
-  1/2 tsp chilli powder
-  1/2 tsp spice mix (here: https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=1546.0) in place of garam masala
-  1 tbsp sugar (increased threefold)
-  1 tbsp bottled mint jelly (increased threefold)
-  1/4 tsp mango powder (amchoor)
-  3 tbsp fresh coriander (increased threefold)
-  1/4 tsp salt
-  couple of drops of green or yellow (or other colour) food colouring (optional)

I simply blitzed all of the ingredients in a mini-blender, adding about 100ml of milk to make a pourable sauce.

I always end up licking Mint Raita off the plate in a BIR....I did the same here, it was very good!   :P

Please note:



  • the chilli powder adds a nice bite
  • the sugar neutralises the tartiness of the youghurt
  • the mint jelly really does add oodles to the taste and should be included
  • the mango powder also really adds something special to the taste and should be included
  • similarly, fresh coriander gives it a particular freshness, which is very nice
  • I omitted the garlic (optional anyway)

Lovely!  And I'd say very close to that which you would get in a BIR   8)
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Offline chef1707

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Re: Mint Raita (Dipping Sauce)
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2007, 01:38 PM »
Cory,
That is a wicked recipe...made last night to go with pakora and got rave reviews...thanks for that.

Of course I told my guests..ah something I rumbled up.. ;D

kidding..but def one in my book
regards
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Offline Cory Ander

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Re: Mint Raita (Dipping Sauce)
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2007, 05:52 PM »
Hi Chef1707,

Glad you liked it....did you use the original (Pat Chapman's) recipe or the modified (later on the thread) recipe?

Regards,
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Re: Mint Raita (Dipping Sauce)
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2007, 06:22 PM »
Hi Cory,  Why is it that everytime I log on and look at your posts and see pictures of your food I'm starving ?  :P  And at the same time wish my meals always looked as great as yours !  :o

Practice makes perfect I suppose............................Back to the Kitchen.

Great food and easy to follow recipes, keep up the great work.


Cheers.    Pat
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