Ginger-garlic paste

A lot of my recipes call for the use of ginger-garlic paste. Since ginger-garlic paste is an integral part of Indian cooking, I did not realize how much I was assuming people know about it till a few of my non-American friends asked me about it. So I decided to write a post about how to make the best ginger-garlic paste.

Ingredients

2 inch piece of ginger

6-8 cloves of garlic, peeled

1/2 tsp salt

Method

1. Skin the ginger and dice it coarsely.
2. Coarsely chop the garlic.
3. Add the chopped ginger, garlic and salt to a blender.
4. Add a 1/2 tsp of water and run the blender until a paste is formed.
5. You can use this ginger-garlic paste fresh or make it ahead of time and refrigerate or freeze it.