Re: Adrak/Lehson Store bought or Homemade?
My mum makes it for a month, peels garlic and ginger both, makes a paste of them and adds a bit of Oil so it would stay fresh for sometime and it doesn't get green or smell bad. Then she saves the paste in a glass bottle and leaves it in the fridge.
I do the time whenI have time.
Re: Adrak/Lehson Store bought or Homemade?
am I the only one that keeps the ginger and garlic separate?
many recipes call for one but not the other.....like karahi gosht....I only put garlic in the masala and garnish with fresh, extra-finely julienned ginger, so I don't mix the two....same with qorma.....no ginger in the masala when cooking but garnish with it.
Re: Adrak/Lehson Store bought or Homemade?
am I the only one that keeps the ginger and garlic separate? many recipes call for one but not the other.....like karahi gosht....I only put garlic in the masala and garnish with fresh, extra-finely julienned ginger, so I don't mix the two....same with qorma.....no ginger in the masala when cooking but garnish with it.
I keep them separate too as I put garlic in roast chicken/karahi chicken n Chinese chicken dishes. It helps get rid of the smell of the chicken. N these things don't need ginger in it.
Re: Adrak/Lehson Store bought or Homemade?
So noone uses fresh garlic /ginger anymore? Garlic stays fresh for a long time, so long as its stored away from light. Doesnt take long to break off a few cloves, peel and dump them in the handi. When blitzed and frozen, they do tend to lose quite a bit of their taste and aroma.
I do. I don't use garlic or ginger in other dishes than meat wali (except tarka for daal) and I don't cook meat that often maybe like 1-2 times a week, so peeling a bunch at one go wouldn't make sense for me at all.
I do make cubes of chutney and dhaniya though.
Re: Adrak/Lehson Store bought or Homemade?
am I the only one that keeps the ginger and garlic separate? many recipes call for one but not the other.....like karahi gosht....I only put garlic in the masala and garnish with fresh, extra-finely julienned ginger, so I don't mix the two....same with qorma.....no ginger in the masala when cooking but garnish with it.
nope count us in too. We freeze separate cubes
Re: Adrak/Lehson Store bought or Homemade?
I keep both separate. Make enough to last me 2-3 weeks at a time and refrigerate in empty jam jars (with tight lids obviously). Never froze them. The colour of the garlic paste does change slightly but its still good.
Re: Adrak/Lehson Store bought or Homemade?
can you guys recommend a good affordable blender? i tried making it at home today and my blender is so bekaar! lol.. it won't work.
Re: Adrak/Lehson Store bought or Homemade?
I use fresh - chop/slice/puree/crush as I cook
Re: Adrak/Lehson Store bought or Homemade?
Hamilton Beach is good. The one that comes with the tap. It’s cheap and gets the job done. 
Ninja brand is really good, not tooooo expensive - more like mid-range but it will last you. Strong motor and heavy duty.
Re: Adrak/Lehson Store bought or Homemade?
Homemade is best!
Re: Adrak/Lehson Store bought or Homemade?
Hi. I also think homemade is best. I usually get loads of garlic and ginger grind them and freeze separately. I use large freezer bags to squash it down til the paste is like 5mm..I hope I make sense. It becomes flat and then it's easier to take how much I need every time.