How to Preserve Ginger Garlic Paste for Long Time

Ginger garlic paste is the most indispensable and essential ingredient used in Indian cooking. We need this paste in almost every dish we prepare be it vegetarian or non vegetarian as it gives a pleasing aroma and has got many health benefits like Ginger helps in treating many stomach problems and garlic is very good for heart. Thus preserving the paste is very important. Here is an useful tip how to preserve ginger garlic paste for long time.

Ingredients:

Ginger – 50 gms roughly chopped, Garlic – 50 gms roughly chopped, Mustard Oil – 1 tbsp, Green chilly - 1-2 (optional)

Method:

1. Grind ginger, garlic and green chilly in a chopper jar (for a coarse paste) or mixer jar (fine paste).

2. Heat up mustard oil till the crackling sound starts.

3. Pour the oil on top of ginger garlic paste and mix the oil well.

4. Preserve in glass or plastic jar and refrigerate it.