Yellow condiment in Indian takeaways (or onion bhaji dip)

ic1male · 7 Mar 2017 at 13:47

When I've ordered poppadoms in the past, they come with a little bag of salad and a pot of a yellow, minty, thin viscosity liquid (which also goes well with onion bhajis.) Does anyone what the devil it's called and can you buy it in shops?

Ideally, I need something to dip my supermarket onion bhajis in! The nearest thing I've found is raita but that is too thick for my liking.

MikeTheNative · 7 Mar 2017 at 14:04

Mango sauce?

ic1male · 7 Mar 2017 at 14:05

MikeTheNative said:
Mango sauce?

Haha, no, it's not that. That's too thick, too.

Mark M · 7 Mar 2017 at 14:05

Its yoghurt and mint sauce basically!

Edit - link to recipe

tom_e · 7 Mar 2017 at 14:06

I think it's pretty much just thinned down raita.

ic1male · 7 Mar 2017 at 14:07

Aye but what's the deal with buying it in the shops? They don't seem to have anything like that. Is it something I will have to make myself?

What do you guys do with your onion bhajis? Eat them as they are or do you have a favourite dip?

tom_e · 7 Mar 2017 at 14:09

Asda do little pots of Raita in the chilled takeaway style section which is pretty much the same without the yellow tint IIRC might be worth a shot.

ic1male · 7 Mar 2017 at 14:15

Here you are, this guy makes it in this YouTube video. It's natural yoghurt, mint, lemon juice, mango chutney, yellow food colouring and sugar. But I've had it a bit more watered down this one.

BradShort · 7 Mar 2017 at 14:16

Yep its yoghurt dip.

Make it yourself

250g Greek style yoghurt
1 teaspoon turmeric
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons mint sauce
3 teaspoons caster sugar, or to taste
2 teaspoons chopped fresh coriander

~~Sauce~~ Source = http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/32033/mint-sauce-for-poppadoms.aspx

cheesyboy · 7 Mar 2017 at 14:21

Surprised there's as much turmeric as that ^

ICEx21 · 12 Mar 2017 at 12:54

Take out the caster sugar, it's not needed.

Illgresi · 24 Mar 2017 at 09:54

As far as I remember the authentic Indian accompaniment is tamarind chutney, but it's been years since I read any of my curry books so I may be thinking of something else. I'd be inclined to default to that rather than some British corruption of Indian cuisine (I do feel quite strongly about this haha!).

Tuppy_Glossop · 24 Mar 2017 at 12:29

Cheat's version: natural yoghurt, stir in mint sauce, then stir in shop-bought mango chutney and blitz. Back in the day it was white with green flecks without any mango.

Walkerie · 25 Mar 2017 at 17:36

ic1male said:
When I've ordered poppadoms in the past, they come with a little bag of salad and a pot of a yellow, minty, thin viscosity liquid (which also goes well with onion bhajis.) Does anyone what the devil it's called and can you buy it in shops?

Ideally, I need something to dip my supermarket onion bhajis in! The nearest thing I've found is raita but that is too thick for my liking.

Mint raita

Lartyconshayo · 25 Mar 2017 at 18:26

Mark M said:
Its yoghurt and mint sauce basically!

Edit - link to recipe

This and green food colouring in some cases. I used to work in an Indian restaurant and that's how they made theirs yogurt, mint sauce and green food colouring.

Efour · 26 Mar 2017 at 08:06

Different places it comes different colours but it's all essentially mint sauce.

God i miss a good curry. Might have to try doing my own from scratch.