Mint Raita Ingredients. Garlic is opional.

My eldest son is starting to cook like crazy. Yeah!  One of his favorite restaurants is a Pakistani restaurant nearby. They serve all of their meats with a delicious, spicy mint “raita” sauce. He recently found this recipe on his own and shared it with me via email. It is one of my favorite sauces – hands down. And, it’s as simple as blending the ingredients together in a blender or food processor. I serve it with my Middle Eastern Turkey Meatballs. Or, even just simple grilled chicken breasts that are sprinkled with oregano, and salt and pepper before grilling.  

Clean seeds out of peppers with a teaspoon. Or just reduce the number of peppers in the recipe.

• 6-8 Jalapeno or Serrano Peppers, stems removed (seeds removed if you don’t want it spicy)
• Fresh Mint, small handful
• Fresh Cilantro, small handful
• 1 cup Yogurt
• Salt and Pepper (to taste)
• 1 clove garlic (optional)

If you do not want this sauce spicy, you can scrape out the seeds using a grapefruit spoon or teaspoon. Alternatively, you could just reduce the number of peppers in the recipe.

Delicious Spicy Mint Raita Sauce.

Blend in a food processor or blender (add a little water if you need to). Done!