Curry Tartar Sauce

This curry tartar sauce makes a delicious condiment for battered fried fish, crab cakes or fish sticks. It's a traditional tartar sauce that's spiced with curry powder and garam masala. The two spice blends work surprisingly well with the tart and salty pickles.

Recipe ingredients and notes:

• Yellow curry powder is sometimes also called simply curry powder. It's widely available in spice shops in the U.S. and you can usually choose between mild, medium and hot.
• The warm spices in the garam masala blend add complexity and balance to the flavor of the yellow curry powder.
• I used pickle juice from the jar of dill pickles instead of vinegar or lemon juice in this recipe. The pickle juice adds tartness and intensifies the briny pickle flavor. And it's much less harsh than vinegar or lemon juice.

How to make it:

Add all ingredients to a bowl and whisk together until smooth.

More spiced dipping sauces for fried fish:

• This sour cream tartar sauce is subtly spiced with cinnamon and clove.
• This sauce for breaded tilapia is fresh and spicy from basil and jalapeno.