Usually I buy cloves of garlic that are already peeled and I just add them to the food processor and chop them.
I did this the other day and i am just noticing, suddenly the paste has turned GREEN. It smells absolutely fine…husband said ti was garlic ka hulk…took me a half hour of googling before i realized he was joking (:()..when i was cutting the garlic i did notice little bits of it (the stems?) were green but thats been normal..
i dont know why its gone green so suddenly? I always keep it in the fridge but yesterday I did keep it out on the counter (in a closed lid) for abt 2-3 hours and it was warm in the room…could that have turned the garlic green? If it smells fine is it still okay to use? I really dont want to have to throw it out..
smell is not the only test for checking if something has gone bad. Visual test is as important. Garlic has such a strong odor that it over powers all other smells. Did you clean your nostrils lately?
i buy 3 heads of garlic and spend an hour or so separating and peeling them. make sure you take the stems off. then i wash them and throw them in a container and put it in the freezer. i know you are avoiding chopping it...but it's not so bad when you just have to chop one clove for a salin. you can use one of those garlic crushers so it makes it easy.
i used to use the pre-chopped garlic preserved in vinegar and oil but it would give the salin a weird taste.
The green thing is fungus developing in it ... My mom used to keep garlic paste for three days and as soon as it started developing that green colour she used to throw it away...
I know alot of desi's that continue using it still , coz it smells fine ... but actually its fungus in garlic and best not to use the paste thats gone off .
Is it light green? Because there is a type of garlic we get that does go light green when made a paste. Its fine. Stays in the fridge for a few days no probs.
Of course if it has growth or something then its a different matter.
Turning green is pretty normal for home made garlic paste because of the lack of preservatives. If the smell hasnt changed, its fine. You cant keep it for more than 15-20 days though, so dont make too much, if you are keeping it in the fridge.
my garlic paste used to turn green as well.... but dheedt that I was I never threw it out... I was a poor college student (no time no money) I found out that it was just oxidized...and the best way to take care of this prob is to add a few tbspn of olive / vegetable oil, mix some in the paste and then drizzle a slight bit on the top.... no more green paste..
he meant it was garlic that turned into the hulk (cz it turned green)
