Topic: Mint/Tandoori Raita (Dipping Sauce)

[Cory Ander]

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):

[Chilli Prawn]

Looks good and I bet it tastes great Cory

CP

[Jon_LL]

Made this myself, didn't have any mango, but tasted superb without it, many thanks.

JL

[spicysarsy]

;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.

[merrybaker]

CA, this looks good.

[Cory Ander]

Hi Jon_LL and MB, 

Glad to hear you liked it both! 

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!   

[Cory Ander]

Hi All,

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

I just made Sheek Keebabs again (here: http://www.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: http://www.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!   

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   

[chef1707]

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

[Cory Ander]

Hi Chef1707,

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

Regards,

[xPatx]

Hi Cory,  Why is it that everytime I log on and look at your posts and see pictures of your food I'm starving ?    And at the same time wish my meals always looked as great as yours ! 

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

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


Cheers.    Pat