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Saturday, September 29, 2012

How to make Ginger-Garlic Paste at home ??

Ginger-garlic paste is invariably a common ingredient in many dishes and has many healthy benefits on our body.Though now a days,ginger-garlic paste is readily available in stores but I am somehow not comfortable using the store brought paste.This homemade paste hardly requires anytime to prepare.You can peel the skin of ginger & garlic watching your favorite TV shows and movies,then finally wash & add it to the blender.Does it take much off your time?? I know the answer is 'no' then what's stopping us from making these at home to keep it handy for all dishes.Make your own paste at home to ease you in preparing your delicious flavorful dishes !!




Ingredients
ginger a large piece 3"(refer notes)
garlic 20 cloves
oil 5-6 tbsp




Method
-Peel the skin of ginger and garlic cloves.Wash and pat dry them in a paper towel.
-Blend it in a blender with oil until smooth.(Add oil slowly and little by little)
-Remove in clean dry bottles and preserve in refrigerator for future use !!



Servings ~ 100 gms

NOTES
* You can add quarter of a spoon of salt to the paste too,some say it lasts longer.I haven't tried adding,this is a tip given by one of my blogger friends.
* You can prepare the individual paste too either ginger or garlic using the same method.
* If you want more quantity then increase the garlic,ginger and oil ratio accordingly.The basic rule is both ginger and garlic should be equal in quantity.
* Stays good for a month in refrigerator.
* You can make a label of your choice mentioning the date of preparation.
* You can cut the ginger along with skin ,but I usually remove the skin.


40 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing this useful post Julie :) Ginger-garlic paste is unavoidable in our Indian cooking and always the home-made ones are the best!!
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  2. Homemade paste is always healthy & yummy taste.

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  3. Yeah..me too comfortable in using home made Ginger n Garlic Paste only!I never tried store brought ones :) I add lil salt when grinding, some says will carry long days..!!

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  4. Useful post Julie. I too add oil for long time preserve.

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  5. Pasta de ajo hermosa y deliciosa me encanta siempre está en mi mesa una exquisitez,abrazos hugs,hugs.

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  6. Informative post.. Even I don't like using a store bought one.. It smells funny to me. :)

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  7. 2 of the most important ingredients in my kitchen! Ginger and garlic :)

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  8. that is much more flavorful than the store bought pastes!!! thanks for the recipe!!
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  9. Hey Juls...
    This one is a useful tip for all...Thanks for sharing..

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  10. yes homemade is the best. looks like you added oil to increase the shelf life. will try this tip soon along with salt. thanks for sharing Julie!

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  11. very nice tip Julie and useful one..

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  12. Haven't tried making at home... will surely do this time.

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  13. Nice useful and informative post !!

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  14. Thanks JUlie, this was a very informative post. Though I'm lazy to prepare my own paste (I either just use store bought or add the ginger-garlic pieces whole), I'm tempted to try this once.

    Regards,
    Manju
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  15. We always use this paste, very useful post and very valuable tips dear.

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  16. I wanted to try for long time. will try soon. :)

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  17. Nice post, I usually make fresh paste.

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  18. looks perfect...home made is best always...

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  19. I too make my ginger-garlic paste at home all the time. It definitely makes the food taste better and is better than the store bought preservative-laden one. However, I add salt and turmeric to mine and freeze half and refrigerate the other half:)

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  20. it is easy to have ginger garlic paste made

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  21. Useful back to basic post!
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  22. Useful post....thanks julie for sharing....

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  23. Very useful post Julie..will try..

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  24. Thanx all:)@Prabha Mani Thanx dear for the salt tip,will add next time when I prepare and have edited in the post too..:)

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  25. Good post julie. Very useful one. The main ingredients in all recipe.
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  26. I do the same way too,definitely a useful post for many of us.

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  27. It really beats the storebought Ginger-garlic paste that I use...definetely has that gorgeous white color too!!

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  29. A very essential ingredient in all homes...Nice post...

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  30. essential item in the kitchen pantry...good job ...keep rocking...

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