Cilantro and Yogurt Sauce

Name: Cilantro And Yogurt Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (320 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 cups cilantro leaves (480 ml) Cilantro; 1 cup mint leaves (240 ml) Mint; 1 jalapeño, seeded and coarsely chopped Jalapeno; 4 garlic cloves, crushed Garlic; 1 tsp ground cumin (5 ml) Cumin; 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice (15 ml) Lemon Juice; 1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt (240 ml) Yogurt; kosher salt (2 g) Salt

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Vikram Sunderam recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Vikram Sunderam.

Cilantro And Yogurt from a national-award-winning chef.

Ratio

Cilantro 480 mlMint 240 mlCumin 5 mlLemon Juice 15 mlYogurt 240 ml

Ingredients

Cilantro — 2 cups cilantro leaves (480 ml)
Mint — 1 cup mint leaves (240 ml)
Jalapeno — 1 jalapeño, seeded and coarsely chopped
Garlic — 4 garlic cloves, crushed
Cumin — 1 tsp ground cumin (5 ml)
Lemon Juice — 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice (15 ml)
Yogurt — 1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt (240 ml)
Salt — kosher salt (2 g)

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

Provenance

Vikram Sunderam works in Indian / Washington DC at Rasika; credentials include James Beard Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic 2014 (Rasika).

Originally published as Cilantro and Yogurt Sauce.

Adapted from a Vikram Sunderam recipe (Vikram Sunderam / Food & Wine (chicken tikka accompaniment)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Vikram Sunderam / Food & Wine (chicken tikka accompaniment) (published as “Cilantro and Yogurt Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.