How To Store Homemade Ginger-Garlic Paste For A Long Time
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Both ginger and garlic are considered the main ingredients for my sabzi. Without these two ingredients, my thali seems incomplete. However, I prepare my ginger and garlic paste at home and store it. Nevertheless, you can also prepare it with these ingredients and use it immediately whenever needed (in whatever quantity). Homemade ginger and garlic paste is safer to use than the ones available in the market, as it’s unadulterated and can be easily stored for a long time. So, let’s find out how we can store homemade ginger garlic paste. But first, how to make the ginger and garlic paste? If you want to make the paste and store it for later, some other ingredients will also have to be included in addition to the two ginger and garlic. So, let us know how to make a paste at home.

Ingredients:

  1. Ginger piece - 1 bowl (peeled)
  2. Garlic buds - 1 bowl (peeled)
  3. Cooking oil - 3 tsp
  4. Salt - 1 tsp

Method:

  1. You can increase or reduce the quantity of ginger and garlic according to your taste. Some people like ginger, while others like garlic. In such a situation, mix two spoons of oil with these two ingredients and grind them.
  2. Once smooth, remove the jar’s lid and mix the remaining oil and salt. After buffing well, the fine paste will be ready, which can be stored in the refrigerator by filling it in a jar or container. Do not use water in the ginger-garlic paste at all.
  3. Remember that the jar you are using to store the ginger and garlic paste must be completely arid. Use a dry spoon to extract the ginger garlic paste.
  4. When you keep ginger and garlic paste in the refrigerator, it can be easily stored for at least two months. Then, when it is finished, you can make it and keep it again the same way.

How to store the ginger-garlic paste for four to six months?

Use an ice tray to store ginger and garlic paste for four to six months.

  1. First, fill the ice tray with the help of a spoon, wrap it with a plastic wrapper, and keep it in the fridge for some hours.
  2. After 12 hours, when it turns into an ice cube, take it out, pack it in a big plastic bag, and zip it.
  3. Now keep it in the fridge, and you can use it one by one whenever needed.

How to store the ginger-garlic paste for more than six months?

Ginger and garlic paste can be stored for more than six months using vinegar.

  1. When you keep ginger and garlic paste in an air-tight container, add three to four spoons of vinegar to it.
  2. However, the colour of the paste will change slightly with vinegar but will remain fresh for a long time.
  3. Therefore, do not use vinegar initially; put it at the very end.

With the help of the tips mentioned above, you can store ginger and garlic paste for a long time. Also, if you liked this article, do not forget to like and share. To read more such articles, stay connected with Slurrp.com.