Where can I buy authentic mint sauce like is often supplied with poppadums in an indian restaurant or takeawa?

Question

Happy to get authentic recipes if this is made from fresh.

Answer 1

Firstlly we make the mint sauce.
2 heaped tablespoons of mint leaves
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 tablespoon hot water
2 tablespoons vinegar,malt is best

Wash and dry the mint leaves, put on to a chopping board with 1 teaspoon sugar ( this helps to chop the mint finely). Chop until fine, then put into a sauceboat. Add the rest of the sugar, stir in the hot water and leave for a few mins to disolve sugar. Add the vinegar.

Or you could cheat and buy the ready made, either way take a pot of natural yoghurt and add the mint to taste. I'm sure you will enjoy it. Happy eating

Answer 2

Mint Sauce What you need is: A smallish bunch of fresh mint: pluck the leaves and wash them. A smallish bunch of fresh coriander - stalks and leaves together - washed. One "tangy" or "sour" apple - e.g. "Granny Smith's" - halved and de-seeded. One medium-size onion chopped into a few pieces. (Red onion is best.) A couple of small fresh green chillies - with top stalk removed. (Remove seeds if you like.) A few dashes of lemon juice. A generous dollop/long-squirt of brown sauce. Some salt and pepper. A teaspoon of sugar. You will especially love plucking the mint leaves from their stalks - the smell left behind on your hands and fingers is just heavenly! Put all the ingredients (except the sugar) into a food-blender like in the picture below and zap it all up using pulse bursts until it's pureed. Use a long spoon to stir the mixture about if the blades of the blender have difficulty "grabbing" the chunks of ingredient. When it's pureed to a thick-ish consistency - transfer to a small bowl and stir in a teaspoon of sugar or tomato ketchup - tasting and adding more if necessary until you feel that the taste is just right. Put it in the fridge so that it sets slightly - and serve with any Indian dish or fried savoury snack! Very tasty! If you wish to create a mint sauce which looks like the stuff that you get in the condiment carousel at Indian restaurants when you have crispy poppadoms or onion bhajis as a starter - you should get some plain natural yoghurt - put a couple of tablespoons into a small dish and and stir in a couple of dollops of the above mint chutney and stir it all around until the consistency is thin and liquidy to your liking. No need for food colourings or any other additives. Enjoy!

Answer 3

Not sure where to buy this but I like 4tbsp plain yoghurt with 1/2 - 1 tsp mint sauce (like you use with lamb), 1 good tbsp tomato ketchup (sounds so wrong but it's not), dash tabasco or something similar, salt & pepper. You can beef this up a bit by adding chunks of cucumber & slices of onion. Leave to marinade for 10-15 mins before eating. Yum! Can also be used as a pakora sauce. If you choose to grate the cucumber rather than chop it remember to do this onto a plate first & squeeze the water out otherwise the yoghurt ends up all sloppy.

Answer 4

Thats not authentic its mixed with yoghurt! You need fresh mint leaves but no idea of what the recipe is but if its the type that goes with lamb its very different from what you get in an Indian.

Answer 5

I'll let you into a little secret... The minty yoghurt they use in Indian restaurants is just plain yoghurt with mint sauce in (the same you put on lamb)! Just put a teaspoon into a serving of plain yoghurt and bob's your uncle. You can buy jars or 'riata' from supermarkets, but they never taste as nice as they stuff you make yourself. Try chopping up cucumber into very small pieces and add this, for a cooler flavour.

Answer 6

Makes 1 cup

1/3 cup plain yogurt
2 Tbsp. cold water
1 Tbsp. finely chopped onions
1/3 tsp. finely chopped fresh ginger root
1-2 green chilies, seeded
1 tsp. Kosher salt
3/4 tsp. sugar
1/4 small green pepper, cored and chopped
1/4 cup packed fresh mint leaves (or substitute 2 tsp. powdered dry mint leaves)
3/4 cup packed fresh coriander leaves

Put all ingredients in container of food process or blender and
blend until finely pureed and reduced to a creamy sauce. Check
for salt, and pour into a small bowl. Cover and chill thoroughly
before serving.


OR

If you live in NYC, just go to Jackson Heights- you can find this is any grocery store there.

Answer 7

If you want to buy it it's called raita, but all you need is natural youghurt and a teaspoon of mint sauce. To make it extra special add some diced cucumber. I always make my own and its great with poppadums or even as as side with tandoori chicken.

Answer 8

Mint Sauce, Natuaral Yoghurt, finely chopped cucumber may be added and a pinch of Chilli powder or for a more subtle taste smoked paprika. Enjoy

Answer 9

where do you live? I live in New York City- and if you live here- you go down to the Indian district on Lex in the mid 20's in Manhattanand there's a ton of shops that you could get this at. Or over int eh Indian district in Queens.If not, hopefully where you live has some kind of Indian area where there are shops to get it. Or if none of that works- ask at your favorite Indian restaurant!

Answer 10

Use natural yogurt mix with mint sauce add milk to thin and sugar to sweeten. I used to work in an Indian takeaway.