This curry tartar sauce makes a delicious condiment for battered fried fish. It's a traditional tartar sauce that's spiced with curry powder and garam masala. The curry powder gives the sauce a delicious curry flavor that is complemented by the warmth of the garam masala. Together the two spice blends work beautifully with the tart pickles (in a similar way to these refrigerator cinnamon pickles).

For a homemade tartar sauce that's made without mayo also check out this sour cream tartar sauce.

Recipe ingredients and notes:

Garam masala is a spice blend made with warm spices, including nutmeg and clove. It works beautifully with tartar sauce.
Yellow curry powder is sometimes also called simply curry powder.
Rather than vinegar or lemon juice, this recipe uses pickle juice from the jar of dill pickles to add flavor. The pickle juice adds tartness and saltiness and is much less harsh than vinegar or lemon juice.

Curry tartar sauce ingredients in bowls. — You need mayonnaise, dill pickles, pickle juice from the pickle jar, yellow curry powder and garam masala to make the sauce.

How to make it:

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

Curry tartar sauce ingredients being whisked in a bowl.

How to serve it:

Serve this tartar sauce cold as a condiment for battered fried fish, crab cakes or fish sticks.

How to store it:

Store the sauce in an airtight container in the fridge.

Is this tartar sauce spicy?

The level of spiciness of this sauce depends on the spiciness of the curry powder. If you use mild curry powder, this sauce will not be spicy. If you use spicy curry powder, this sauce will be mildly spicy.

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Curry Tartar Sauce

The Spice Train

This recipe makes a little more than ⅓ of a cup of tartar sauce.

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Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Course Condiments and Sauces

Cuisine French, Indian, World

Servings

Calories (estimated) 121 kcal

Equipment:

measuring cups and spoons
bowl
whisk

Ingredients:

▢ ¼ cup mayonnaise
▢ 3 tablespoons finely chopped dill pickles (you need about 2 small dill pickles for that)
▢ ½ teaspoon yellow curry powder*
▢ ¼ teaspoon garam masala
▢ ½ teaspoon pickle juice from the jar of dill pickles

Instructions:

Add all ingredients to a bowl and whisk until smooth.

Notes:

*Yellow curry powder is sometimes also called curry powder.

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Nutrition Information (Estimated):

Calories: 121kcalCarbohydrates: 7.3gProtein: 0.3gFat: 9.9gSaturated Fat: 1.5gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 550mgPotassium: 10mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 1.9gCalcium: 7mg

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Keywords: curried tartar sauce, curry tartar sauce