Indian Mint Sauce
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 40kcal
This Indian Mint Sauce is an essential, no-fuss condiment that instantly upgrades any meal. Its bright, herbal flavor - creamy from yogurt and sharp from mint, cilantro, and lemon - cuts through rich and spicy dishes perfectly while also offering its own dose of heat and spice!
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup Greek yogurt full fat
- 1/3 cup mint leaves
- ⅓ cup cilantro leaves
- 1 -2 small serrano peppers halved, seeded for less heat
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garam masala optional
- 3 teaspoons lemon juice
- Kosher salt to taste
- 1 Tablespoon water
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender and process until desired texture is reached. Add additional water if needed to thin the sauce. Enjoy!
Notes
Storing
- Store leftover Indian mint sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Make sure to give the sauce a good stir before serving, as the yogurt may separate during storage.
- I don’t recommend freezing this sauce as the freezing and thawing can alter the smooth and creamy consistency.
- Adjust the consistency. For a thinner sauce or to enjoy this sauce as a dressing instead, add in more water once all of the ingredients have been blended. To thicken the sauce, add in more yogurt or add the yogurt separately to the rest of the blended ingredients.
- Intensify the flavor of this mint sauce by chilling it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes before serving it. The sauce will thicken and the flavors will have time to meld and intensify.
- Double the sauce. Make a double batch of this Indian mint sauce by simply doubling the ingredients called for in this recipe - great for serving to a crowd at a party or large social gathering.
- If you don’t have a food processor or blender, use a few tablespoons of store bought mint sauce or homemade coriander mint chutney instead. Swirl it into the yogurt along with the spices, lemon juice, and salt, and whisk to combine.
- Taste the sauce after blending the ingredients together. You may find that you want to adjust the flavor by adding some ingredients to suit your preference.
- Give the stored sauce a good stir as it will naturally thicken in the fridge. Add in extra water, if needed.
- If you don’t have garam masala, you could substitute one part cumin with a quarter part allspice.
- Vegan Indian mint sauce - Use vegan Yogurt like soya yoghurt, oat or coconut yogurt.
- A touch of sweetness - Add 1 teaspoon of sugar to this Indian mint sauce to sweeten it like restaurant sauces.
- Adjust the heat - Leave out the serrano peppers if you don’t want any heat in this sauce or leave the seeds in the peppers for an extra kick of heat. You could also include dried chili flakes.
- Thinner consistency - Make a fresh dressing from this sauce by adding more water to the blended ingredients. Reduced-fat yogurt will also provide a thinner consistency.
- Depth of flavor - Consider blending in a garlic clove or garlic powder for an added depth of flavor.
Nutrition
Calories: 40kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 21mg | Potassium: 112mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 269IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 0.4mg