New Yorker Nacho Cheese Sauce

New Yorkers opened in 1981. It shut a couple of years ago. And whatever said and done, it made an entire city unreasonably obsessed with a cheese sauce.

If you grew up in Bombay, you already know. If you didn’t — this is where I explain that their nachos weren’t really Mexican, weren’t really American, were completely vegetarian, and were completely, devastatingly addictive. A very desi translation of a cuisine most of us had only heard about from someone’s NRI uncle.

I’ve been trying to replicate the sauce ever since. This recipe comes close. The exact shade of yellow remains a mystery I’m still chasing (and the fully gooey consistency) — but there are some incredibly unassuming ingredients in here which will change your mind.

Full recipe + the origin story on the blog.

(Eat it while it’s hot. Non-negotiable.)