Garlic and Ginger paste (show me the curry)

[976bar]

Mine lasts for a good 4 weeks. It would probably last longer, but I choose to refresh it.

When the volume goes down just pour a little oil back on top in the jar, this keeps the air from the garlic puree.

[Stephen Lindsay]

cheers 976bar, that's helpful

[Malc.]

Just found the following video on Garlic Pickle but has some interesting info on peeling garlic at 2mins and again at 3mins.

http://www.vahrehvah.com/Garlic+Pickle:5669

And to keep it on topic, here's his version of GG Paste, just for the enterainment factor (he makes me laugh)

http://www.vahrehvah.com/ginger+garlic+paste:3274

[Peripatetic Phil]

Bought some ready-made (Barts) from Waitrose yesterday; the garlic is pure white, the ginger yellow as expected, so I now feel even more confident that the strange yellow colouration in my home-made five-week-old refrigerated-but-unfrozen g&g paste is just the ginger content and not signs of something malevolent developing  ;D 

Both use sunflower oil as the carrier; the garlic has, in addition, traces of salt, lemon concentrate and tartaric acid, while the ginger has sugar, citric acid, salt, acetic acid, stabilisers : xanthan & guar gum, and preservative : potassium sorbate.

** Phil.

[solarsplace]

Just found the following video on Garlic Chutney but has some interesting info on peeling garlic at 2mins and again at 3mins.

http://www.vahrehvah.com/Garlic+Pickle:5669

And to keep it on topic, here's his version of GG Paste, just for the enterainment factor (he makes me laugh)

http://www.vahrehvah.com/ginger+garlic+paste:3274

That guy is fantastic, he loves his g&g paste:

'Use ginger garlic paste in your cooking - and be free of many diseases' - LOL  ;D

[Malc.]

Phil, i've returned to jars of GG paste in the fridge that have started yellowing, but then I realise it's probably turmeric affecting it as I tend to measure out dry spices before wet and usually don't rinse the spoon until it's been used for a wet ingredient.

I wonder why they feel the need to add sugar amongst other things, to the ginger paste?

Solar, you need to randomly watch some of his other video's, he cracks me up at times.

I did get another tip about GG Paste from him in another of his video's (I can't remember which) and that is to squeeze the moisture from it, before using. He used his hands but a muslin cloth would suffice I guess. This should reduce the amount of spitting in hot oil.

[Yakmandoo]

Ive made 2 jars of this 2 weeks ago , still nice and white and works a treat with curry recipes , thanks for the link !!!