Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Homemade Ginger Garlic Paste

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  , ,  20 comments

The Ginger Garlic paste is one of the important ingredient in my kitchen . Most of the Indian cooking require this ginger garlic paste . Initially i used to buy this paste from grocery store , but not anymore . Homemade paste is more flavorful and aromatic compared to the ones sold in market ,as this is made with out any preservatives , so why not go ahead and make it rather than buying it .

Homemade Ginger Garlic Paste

Ingredients:

  • Ginger - 250 gms
  • Garlic - 250 gms
  • Salt - 2 tsp
  • Oil - 3 tsp


Homemade Ginger Garlic Paste
Method: 

Take ginger and Garlic in 1:1 ratio .



Peel the garlic skin and also peel the skin from ginger and dice it . Transfer them to the food processor or a mixer and pulse it once . Now add the salt and oil and puree them to a paste . Add water if needed .

Take a clean jar , and transfer them to an airtight container and refrigerate it . I divided my paste in to two and freezed another jar and refrigerated the other jar .



Use the paste as needed to use in the curry or Rice varieties .

20 comments:

  1. Asiya OmarMay 1, 2013 at 12:30 AM

    Sometimes after pasting it turns to green in colour,Do you know the reason?

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  2. PreetyMay 1, 2013 at 12:46 AM

    absolute requirement for every kitchen..I never freezed it before..does it taste make any difference in the taste?

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    1. UnknownMay 1, 2013 at 10:05 PM

      Hi preety ,

      I find no diffrence in taste and no change in colour also . The freezer increases the shef line of the paste . Will keep updated if i find any differnce .

      Thanks ,
      Preethi

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  3. divyagcpMay 1, 2013 at 12:58 AM

    Very useful post, since we add GG paste a lot in our cuisine..

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  4. Sona - quick picks/pick quicksMay 1, 2013 at 1:11 AM

    gud post. i literally luks up the ingredients list on store-brought ginger garlic paste to see whats all in there, and they have vinegar as well..is it a substitute for oil ?

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    1. UnknownMay 1, 2013 at 10:08 PM

      Sona ,

      Earlier i tried the same with the addition of vinegar , but i found the difference in taste and it tasted kind of a pickle . Oil preserves the color from changing green .

      Thanks ,
      Preethi

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  5. Nava KMay 1, 2013 at 3:41 AM

    Oh yes, I have the paste sitting in my fridge all the time. Its so important for my cooking especially Indian cuisine. I normally blend both of it separately.

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    1. UnknownMay 1, 2013 at 10:09 PM

      Nava ,

      Yes , blending separately is also good , because i find that ginger does not change color , but garlic does .

      Thanks,
      Preethi

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  6. PHMay 1, 2013 at 5:31 AM

    This is a great idea! How long can I keep the paste in the fridge?

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    1. UnknownMay 1, 2013 at 10:12 PM

      Phong ,

      I separated the above in to two parts . The refrigerator works good for up to 2 - 3 weeks . Freezer is good for 4 weeks .But will keep u updated with the freezer part , still did not use the freezer part yet , but observed that it looks really good

      Thanks,
      Preethi

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  7. Malar GandhiMay 1, 2013 at 6:13 AM

    That's a must have ingredient in every Indian home, makes the cooking process easy.

    http://www.kitchentantras.com

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  8. Priya AnandakumarMay 1, 2013 at 6:28 AM

    A must for cooking, thanks for sharing...

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  9. Nilu AMay 1, 2013 at 6:48 AM

    Lovely clicks.. Perfect ginger-garlic paste Preethi :-)

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  10. Priya SureshMay 1, 2013 at 3:55 PM

    Cant imagine my cooking without this gg paste,well done.

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  11. SwathiMay 1, 2013 at 4:07 PM

    Nice basic tip

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  12. Chitty Boy and MeMay 1, 2013 at 9:06 PM

    how long can we keep it in fridge?
    satya
    http://chitty-boy.blogspot.com

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    1. UnknownMay 1, 2013 at 10:12 PM

      It could be refrigerated for up to 2 - 3 weeks
      Thanks ,
      Preethi

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  13. great-secret-of-lifeMay 2, 2013 at 9:51 AM

    nice back to basic post..

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  14. UnknownMay 3, 2013 at 5:40 AM

    Wow! Looks so delicious! I love home-made products! Am your new follower. Do visit/follow my blog at-http://www.rita-bose-cooking.com/.

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  15. www.mahaslovelyhome.comMay 3, 2013 at 1:21 PM

    home mades r d best..i prefers it lot..realy nice post

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