There are tons of recipes in Indian cooking that calls for this particular combination of ingredients…the ‘Ginger & Garlic Paste’!  Yet, none of the commercial brands has made them satisfactorily! If so, it comes with a heavy load of preservatives!

I totally disagree with batch cooking and generally make only a teeny amount of GG Paste (my own short form) for my everyday use! Basically, its not that hard to prepare them fresh from the scratch at the time of cooking! However, I have to admit that, preparing ahead is a big time-saver. But, lately it occurred to me, that making a bottle wouldn’t harm a thing! And most importantly, its not gonna get waste…as most of my dishes still needs it! So, here I am with my How To’s post for you all today.

• For ginger-garlic paste, as you might have guessed…bring equal portions of ginger and garlic.
• Peel the ginger and garlic; wash and clean. Slice them up into tiny bits.
• In a blender, add these slices with pinch of salt and a small portion of water…that is just enough to blend and puree them.
• To this puree, you can add add extra salt, pinch of turmeric and oil. However, its not gonna drastically increase the shelf life!
• Put them in an airtight container and refrigerate the same.
• Use it wisely.