Topic: mint sauce

[parker21]

this recipe for mint sauce was originally posted by terry but seems to have been lost because it was put in a request for so never had it's own heading.

Mint sauce

500ml pot of yoghurt( greek/plain)
a squirt of lemon
1tsp colemans fresh garden mint
1/2tsp kashmiri masala
1/2 cup of caster sugar (dissolved in boiling water)
a pinch of fresh coriander

optional 1tbsp cream
(have tried this without cream and tastes just as delicious)
2-3 drops of green colouring( optional)

blend the lot together

then add either chicken tikka/tandoori chicken/onion bhajis to taste ;D oh and salads or poppadums

regards
gary

[JerryM]

Gary,

i suspect this is top notch given your previous posts - it certainly sounds it.

have not come across kashmiri masala though - i presume it's a bought mix.

i like the idea of the caster sugar.

[parker21]

hi jerry
the kashmiri masala is pataks paste. if you look closely at a mint sauce from you takeaway you will see tiny coloured flecks of spices, that is the kashmiri masala! made some for my friends to go with the whole meal 2 chicken tikka masalas( from petes korma/tikka masala demo), chicken tikka ( an adapted version of ifindforu's, more tandoori paste and no amchoor)(every one that tastes it can't get enough including my girls 8&5) with salad, bombay aloo (bruce edwards)and mushroom bhaji(bruce's). and they loved all of it, his wife wants to use it as salad dressing the mint sauce that is. they were so blown away by meal that they requested that i make it for them again and he wants me to show him how to cook it from base to plating it up.
hope you try this out

regards
gary

[JerryM]

gary,

oh no - i've just tried pataks tikka as a quick fix for midweek tikka - not successful the family have been spoilt on the real thing.

i will certainly give this ago. will also check out the ifindforu tikka (been using CA?s ? very good)

i'm going to try chilli prawns bhaji.

http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,1334.0.html

many thanks

[joshallen2k]

JerryM - have you tried Blade's tikka recipe?

[JerryM]

No - i've seen several raves about it. i tried CA's 1st and family said it was better than KD's so we've adopted it without trying others.

i guess at some point i will need to try Blades. I?ve got CK?s lamb on the list 1st though

the trouble as we all know with this site is there is so much tempting to try and not enough days in the week - we need an 8 day week.

[Curryswede]

How much boiling water am I supposed to use for the sugar please?

[JerryM]

gary will know for sure but i would use the bear min to dissolve it otherwise it would thin out the taste.

[parker21]

hi guys
the original recipe did not clarify, but add a little at a time and stir until all of the sugar has dissolved. again add the sugar water to the yoghurt mixing all the time to the desired consistency then blend!

regards
gary

[issiemc]

I always use my own blend of Garam Masala, but also add 1/2 tsp of chilli seeds.
Tried it with the sugar and without, prefer it without the sugar and always use Greek thick yogurt.
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