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When I was in Saudi Arabia, I and my family loved the garlic sauce from THE famous chicken fast food restaurant named Al-Baik in Jeddah. I tried hard to find a recipe that is closest to the original garlic sauce that I had tasted in Saudi Arabia in this restaurant. After many efforts this the closest I could get to it.

This is one of my most favorite sauces which I especially enjoy along with Tandoori chicken.

(Note: This is not the original Al-Baik Garlic Sauce recipe)

Garlic Sauce – Lahsun Chutney

Ingredients:

Large potatoes – 2 (boiled, peeled and cut into pieces)
Garlic cloves – 6
Salt – 1/2 tsp
Egg yolk – 1
Olive oil – 3/4 cup
Lemon juice – 1/2 cup
Vinegar – 3 tbsp
White pepper – to taste

Method:

1. Grind garlic with salt in a grinder. Add potatoes to it and again grind it till smooth.
2. Beat the egg yolks and add to it. Add all the remaining ingredients and grind for a few minutes till mixed well and smooth in consistency.
5. Add a little bit of water and mix it well if it appears to be thick.
6. Pour into a sterilized bottle and store in the refrigerator.

Luv,
Mona

Tangy Chutneys and sauces go very well with fried bhajiya’s and crisp pakodas (Indian snacks) in cold weather when it is raining outside. You can also use this pungent chutney along with Indian chaats.

Store this sweet, sour and hot chutney in air-tight glass jars in the refrigerator. Use in within a month.

Imli Ki Chutney – Tamarind Sauce source

Imli Ki Chutney – Tamarind Sauce

Ingredients:

Tamarind – 250 gms
Jaggery/Gud – 300 gms (you can also use sugar instead)
Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Cumin seed/Zeera powder – 1 tsp
Black salt/Kala Namak – a pinch

Method:

1. Soak the tamarind in a small bowl with warm/hot water just enoughg to cover ir for 1 hour. Then extract a thick pulp from the tamarind by pressing it down a sieve to remove all the fibres.
2. Take a heavy bottom pan and cook the pulp. Add sugar and keep stirring till it becomes thick. Add spices and salt and cook it 3 mins more Remove from heat. Pour into sterlised bottle and store upto 1 month in a refrigerator.

Luv,
Mona

I enjoy this sauce with paratha and masoor dal/split red lentil curry. Yummy. You can also have this dipping sauce along with pakoras or bhajiyas.

Ingredients:-

Green chillies – 30, small sized
Garlic powder – 1 tbsp
Sugar – 3 1/2 tsp
Salt – 3 tbsp
Vinegar – 4 tbsp
Soy Sauce – 1 tbsp

Method:-

• Combine all the ingredients and grind them into a fine paste.
• Remove into a small bowl and add Soy Sauce to it.
• Mix the paste well and pour it in a sterlised bottle. Store refrigerated for upto 1 month.

Luv,
Mona