Homemade ginger garlic paste, how to make ginger garlic paste at home and a simple peas pulao recipe with it. Stepwise photos for beginners.
Ginger garlic paste can be freshly prepared at home instead of buying at stores.
Using it in a pulao gives best flavor since it is fresh and homemade. Check out my No onion no garlic peas pulao recipe in my website.
Make at home
I used to buy ginger garlic paste in the stores, after I started cooking . My parents side and in-laws side still wont use Ginger garlic paste in any of their cooking😮
Even if I cook for them using it, I use it carefully that they wont know that smell 😦.
I used to buy a famous brand in Mustafa where I do my monthly groceries shopping.
Then one fine day I could not find that and I was skeptical in buying/ trying the other brands.
Then friends suggested this and that and hooked on another brand, again that too disappeared!😰
It always happens there, suddenly the usual brand they keep will disappear and another new one will be there!
The problem is, that's the only shop where I do the shopping. You may wonder why I didn't tried at home.
Well ,every one needs a good reason to start something new right?!
I am first of all lazy, the second thing is I tried once or twice and I don't know where I went wrong, the ratio or what, but it dint smell good!
Top tip
- I use slightly more garlic than the ginger measure.
- Using oil eases the grinding process as well as preserves the paste longer.
- Adding turmeric not only looks good in color but it is also added goodness.
How long can we store Homemade ginger garlic paste?
In fridge, if kept in a good place where it is colder (not door) it will be good for 3 weeks (I have not stored more than that).
In freezer, you can store upto 3 months.
Click here for peas pulao recipe post
Recipe card
homemade ginger garlic paste
Equipments (Amazon Affiliate links)
Ingredients
- ¾ cup Ginger chopped roughly
- 1 cup Garlic flakes Big variety
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric
- 2 tablespoon Oil
Instructions
- Wash ginger firstly and peel the skin.
- I get big palm size ginger, so I use the vegetable peeler and just peel the skin of ginger. You can use a spoon or a paring knife to scrape the skin.
- After that peel garlic ( I took 3 whole bulbs)
- Take ginger, garlic, oil and turmeric in a blender.
- Grind to a smooth paste. Don't use your hands to mix at any time while grinding, use spoon/ silicone spoonula.
- Transfer the paste to clean air tight containers and store in refrigerator. You may use up to 3 weeks if you handle well.
Notes
- Use always clean spoon.
- Never let your hand touch the insides of the mouth of the bottle while you scoop the GG paste. Other wise it will ruin and turn black in the sides.
- Take out of the fridge only when you need and keep back immediately after you use!
- Turmeric and oil gives a good colour as well as they serve as natural preservatives too!
Method
1. Wash ginger firstly and peel the skin.
I get big palm size ginger, so I use the vegetable peeler and just peel the skin of ginger. You can use a spoon or a paring knife to scrape the skin.
After that peel garlic ( I took 3 whole bulbs)
Take ginger, garlic, oil and turmeric in a blender.
2. Grind to a smooth paste. Don't use your hands to mix at any time while grinding, use spoon/ silicone spoonula.
Transfer the paste to clean air tight containers and store in refrigerator.
You may use up to 3 weeks if you handle well.
And now a simple recipe that you can find everywhere ,still I am posting 🤓:
PEAS PULAV
INGREDIENTS
| Basmati rice | 1 cup |
| Peas | ⅓ cup |
| Onion | 1, large |
| Green chillies | 2 |
| Ginger garlic paste | 1 tsp |
| Salt | as per ur taste |
| Water | 1 & ¼ cup |
To temper:
| Oil+ Ghee | 2 tblsp |
| Pattai /cinnamon | 1 inch piece |
| Jeera/Shahi jeera | 1 tsp |
| Bay leaf | 1 |
Method:
- Soak the basmati rice for atleast 10 minutes.Slice the onion and slit the green chillies. Heat a cooker, add oil+ ghee, temper with the items given under to temper table. Add the onion,green chillies and reduce the flame and fry for a minute (Onion should not change its colour).Add the ginger garlic paste and again fry for a minute.Add the peas(I used frozen) and fry in low flame for 2 minutes.
- Add the soaked rice,salt and water and mix well.Let it boil and then close the cooker and reduce the flame to low and cook for 10 minutes. Or give 2 whistles in medium flame.Let the pressure get down by itself and then fluff carefully and serve hot with any rich gravy or simply dal or subjis.
I served with Cauliflower subji.
This is very simple yet delicious rice,you can use your imagination and add more spice to the dish!
Note:
- Never fry the onions and ginger garlic paste in high flame or till burnt,which will give a dull coloured pulav!
- You can also use thin coconut milk in place of water,which enhances the taste.
- Mint and coriander leaves 2 tablespoon can be added after opening the cooker.
- Do not stir when the pulao is hot after opening. It will break the rice. Just carefully fluff the rice by turning it from bottom to top once or twice.
Ms.Chitchat says
Gorgeous looking pulav and loved the click. Thanks for sharing ginger garlic paste prep.
Sailaja Damodaran says
My favorite pulao.....nice click too.I add some vinegar or lime juice instead of oil to GG paste.Must try your version too.
Pavithra says
Yummy and perfect pulav ... I love the picture of fridge and written as "raks ginger garlic paste" so cute dear... Asusual everything is awesome...
Pavithra Srihari says
I was looking for ginger garlic paste too .. it is really painful to grind everytime and store bought is definitely not as healthy as home made ...
I am gonna try it too .. Hey I love that Raks Ginger garlic on the bottle da... Brilliant it is
Oh yeah Pulav looks super yummy and perfect
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says
Thanks for the step-by-step method dear as I never really made ginger garlic paste, but always add them separately when needed. May be I will too try this method and that peas pulav looks heavenly 🙂
Nithya says
Wow.. yummy.. 🙂 I love ginger and garlic so much. Would try to add it to every kind of food I prepare. 🙂
Pulav looks really yummy 🙂
Sharmilee! :) says
Hey that sounds surprising to me....I've never tried shop bought gg paste at all....Adding turmeric is new to me...Let me try it out next time. Luved the idea of adding 'Raks Home made gg paste' on the bottle. And peas pulav is yummmy..I've my version too lil diff....urs look perfect!
SS says
Great post Rak...
Priti says
Lovely pics..pulav looks delicious..u must be very bored yday ...;)
RAKS KITCHEN says
@Priti Ya thats y I made a post too .... hehe
sowmya's creative saga says
i add green chillies too and then hot oil..
pulao looks yumm..
PranisKitchen says
wow .a good reason to start something new thats good.so finally u prepared the GG paste at home.superb..i really liked the last picture Rak's homemade GG paste.
The Pulao looks so delicious..perfectly done..
Sushma Mallya says
looks too delicious raks, beautiful one
jeyashrisuresh says
i too tried this GGpaste after getting the recipe from ur ovr phone and was about to tell u to blog this.Will surely benefit for everyone.nice picture of the lablelled bottle.
Peas pulo looks simply delicious.i too make it in the same way, but i dont use onions.
Chitra says
GG paste is really commendable.useful !! Pulao looks very nice..I too make it in the same way 🙂
Kanchan says
I always decide that I'll prepare GG paste and store but haven't done yet.. always prepare it on last minute !
Now that your beautiful pics have reminded me again, will prepare it !
Uma says
good idea to prepare ginger garlic paste at home. Pulav looks so colorful and yummy.
Priya says
hey,ur gold bangle is nice and pretty..oops I have tried GG paste with vinegar...ur recipe is simple and so easy to do..Start a brand products in sg,raks masala products.. 🙂
rekhas kitchen says
nice post Raks every thing looks great and peas pulav is my all time fav. looks tempting ......
jayasri says
I love that ''Raks ginger garlic paste''on the bottle, As always, wonderful clicks!!, My favourite pulao, I do not make paste but always grind them with other ingredients when making dishes in the last minute, I rarely use ginger garlic paste, I just keep a small bottle of it in stock (shop bought one!!) thanks for the recipe.., I should start making my own!!
Priya says
My all time favourite pulav Raji..super irruku..I cant live without GG paste:)..
Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) says
wonderfula nd refreshing mild green color..lovely..and awesomec cliks...i add lemon juice to ggp......
jayasree says
Pulav looks delicious. Beatiful clicks. Glad you posted homemade GG. It will surely benefit many. I don't use too much of garlic in cooking. May be I can try making ginger paste your way. Loved the labelled bottle in the fridge.
Niloufer Riyaz says
My favorite pulao. looks yummy.nice clicks
Meena says
lovely ginger-garlic paste...n the pulao is fab too...
Dershana says
I am somehow averse to the commercial paste 🙂 Liked that last click best with the Rak's brand name on it ...lol!
simple and nice pulav!
rajesh says
U can as well rely on freshly made paste. One inch of ginger with 3-4 cloves of fat garlic (increse the number of cloves if they are small) makes an ideal combo. For the kind of dishes u make the fresh paste would taste great! Lovely pulao Raks! So many of your recipes ave become everyday menu at home! Thanks a lot dear!
RAKS KITCHEN says
@Priya He he you have exploring eyes 😉 Will analyse on home made products ;D
RAKS KITCHEN says
@rajesh Thanks Rajesh for the tip, I like the idea,far so I was not sure about the ratio,sure this would help me... and thanks for the feed back about my recipes! It motivates me a lot! 🙂
Asha says
Great idea. I hate those ginger-garlic paste in the stores which has a nasty smell like vinegary or no taste of G-G paste at all. Homemade is excellent and easy to use. Looks so cute with your name on t too!:)
Preeti Kashyap says
Thanks for sending two lovely recipes raks!
Hamaree Rasoi says
Oh Raks I love the jar in which you have written Raks Ginger Garlic Paste .... Personalized :-)I have never added turmeric in the paste. The pulao looks delicious and ususual nice clicks
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Anonymous says
Mouth watering.
I read your blog regularly and i have been inspired to start my own. Please do visit sometime
Sarah Naveen says
Awesome!!!! Awesome!!!! nice recipe for Gg paste..thanx a ton for sharing this...
Peas pulao looks divine...
Swathi says
Raji,
Ginger garlic paste looks really good, I make fresh one always. Peas pulav is also yummy.
Apu says
Looks excellent!! I make this paste too!!
Shabitha Karthikeyan says
Perfect Looking Peas Pulav..Simply loved the caption on the ginger garlic paste bottle.
Anu says
Great idea.. Thanks for sharing..
Yummy and perfect pulav...
Hari Chandana says
Wowwwwwwwwwww... mouth watering pulav.. looks perfect and tasty.. nice clicks too.. 🙂
Srimathi says
such an awesome idea of making your own brand of ginger garlic paste. I liked the idea, maybe you must give it a try. Now that you have the recipe to use it just add it to the back and market it. Cannot refuse, may be soon it will be a house hold name.Wonderful idea to take the click with brand name on the bottle. Think about it.
Gita Jaishankar says
Peas pulav looks so perfect and so tasty...the rice is so fluffy...totally delicious click 🙂 For the ginger garlic paste, I add some salt while grinding. This gives sufficient moisture to grind and is a good preservative also 🙂
Cham says
I always found the store bought as Vinegar which cannot be used in kichdi, etc...I only do at home!The pulav and gobi hmm vittuku varen 🙂
SpicyTasty says
Yummy puloa. thats lovely to share ginger and garlic paste. I am gonna try it this week.
vidhas says
yummy pulao, lovley pictures. I also prepare ginger garlci paste but i never used turmeric, next time i will follow.
veggie belly says
i always tell myself i should make ginger garlic paste at home instead of buying the bottled stuff. you are my inspiration!
Aruna Manikandan says
Adding turmeric powder to ginger - garlic paste sounds new to me..
Must give a try:-)
Pulav looks perfect and awesome click as usual....
I'm a Home Chef !!! says
thanks 4 sharing the gg paste method...a gr8 help!
Rachel says
A paste is so much easier than peeling at the time of requirement..Love how nicely the grains are separated in your rice.
Aparna says
wow ginger garlic paste..will try it at home. luvly pic too.pulav also luks very much tempting
San says
GG paste by own hands that's awesome raks.Your pics are more welcoming as always but it does tickles my taste bud as well.Luscious peas pulav.
Home Cooked Oriya Food says
lovely peas pulao...
I think everyone uses their own ratios for ginger-garlic paste... but love the jar labe;. Very cute!
Mangala Bhat says
wow! Lovely label on the jar! Hey ymmy looking peas plav!My fav!Thanks for the recipe
indhu says
love the name on the bottle 🙂
and thanks for the tip about the pulao getting a dull colour.. I always have that problem. loved both the recipes 🙂
- Indhu (www.thayirsaadham.com)
Rohini says
Lovely pulav Raji.. Mine often changes color from white to off white.. Now I know why! Thanks for the tip!
And a very good recipe for GG paste..!
Vinolia says
nice instructions for the ginger garlic paste!!
the pulav looks perfect and delicious too!!!
Shama Nagarajan says
Simply superb pulao..nice post
srikars kitchen says
wow.. nice clicks.. looks really awesome dear..
Malar Gandhi says
Its just the opposite, my Mommy buys readymade ginger-garlic paste from the stores always...but I never do that! And its hard to believe when you say 'lazy'...comeon, you really rock in the kitchen and blog:) Loved the caption on the bottle, so nice:)Wonderful pilaf...
Jay says
Hy Dear,
Pulav looks awesome n delicious. I am ready to have those for lunch today.
Suma Rajesh says
oh gosh..ur rice looks soo perfect...very tempting pic raks..
Sadhana says
Lovely Pulao. Amazing photos.
Padhu says
I too prepare g-g paste in the same way.Peas Pulav looks fabulous!!
Jagruti says
Hey Raji
Pulav looks yummy and GG paste looks awesome...actually right now I'm making your version of Tomato rice..will let you know!
Geetha Achal says
படங்கள் எப்பொழுதும் போல கலக்கல்...அருமையான இஞ்சி பூண்டு விழுது மற்றும் புலாவ்...சூப்பப்ர்...
PriyaVaasu says
Peas pulav is so tempting!!! GG paste is so easy to make!!!! will definitely try it out!!! Nice way of Copyrighting ur Masala Bottle
Shifa Firoz says
i make 3-4 bottels of GG paste and freeze them. I keep only 1 bottle at a time in the refrigerator. I dont know we could add turmeric and oil to preserve it! will do that next time. thanks for the tip.
notyet100 says
this looks delicious...
Swetha says
Lovely Raks... I've made this and it turned out excellent. I've linked back here. My post is http://our-cherished-world.blogspot.com/2011/02/green-peas-pulao.html
Vidya says
This was a superhit at home.. I tried a puloa for the first time.. And this one was super easy and tasty with the cauliflower subzi 🙂
RENU says
hi raks
i made peas pulao...it came out yummy...very tasty...i love it....nowa days before any menu...i refer ur website....thanks again.
Thara says
Hi Raks,
You can add a pinch of salt(natural preservative) while grinding the gg paste.I learnt it from a cookery show.
Anonymous says
Thx a ton dear. Earlier I used to grind them separately as didn't know the ratio. Now it's much easier; thx to you 🙂
Anonymous says
Thx
Chella KS Nathan says
After seeing this post i started making my own gg paste in big quantities and freeze them cuz they change color if i keep them in fridge. thank u so much raks.
Preeti Chourishi says
Can green chillies paste be added in Ginger Garlic paste and can be kept as preservative? If yes then how much long time?
Preeti Chourishi says
Can green chilli paste be added in ginger garlic paste as a preservative? if yes then how much long time?
RAKS KITCHEN says
I am not sure, no idea, sorry.
GeethuSathiyaN says
Hi Raks,How long will it stay good?
gayathri duggirala says
Hi ! What is the ratio of water and rice ?
Raks anand says
I have added 1 & 1/4 cup water for 1 rice, its there in the ingredients list
Sathya Lakshman says
Made tour ginger garlic paste. Just love it! Thank you so much!
Sridevi Chakaravarthi says
Hi, today I tried green peas pulao. It came out well. Thanks
விஜி செந்தில் says
Hi Raks, made g-g paste today. A fresh spoon of that, used for vaazhaikkai tawa toast. Excellent aroma. A doubt, paste is thick. How to make it little more paste consistency... ?
Raks anand says
Oh is it? Its good right, to have it thick? Is there any chance of you adding more ginger and less garlic?
Ezhilan M says
I like your posting, thank you so much for wonderful work. 🙂