Ginger Garlic Paste (Homemade):

    Ginger garlic paste is a basic ingredient in Indian cuisine. There is no Indian cuisine without ginger-garlic paste. It enhances the flavor of many dishes, making them aromatic and delicious. Ginger-garlic paste is made by crushing ginger and garlic with coarse salt and oil.

    Ginger is packed with antioxidants and compounds such as gingerols, shogaols, zingiberene, zingerones, terpenes, vitamins and minerals. It promotes digestive health, lowers cholesterol and reduces the risk of cancer and diabetes. 

    Garlic is another medicinal herb that contains a powerful compound called allicin that has antibacterial, antihypertensive, cholesterol-lowering, and anticancer properties. 

    Both components of ginger and garlic are good for cardiovascular health. Ginger lowers blood sugar levels and reduces risk factors for heart disease. Garlic lowers blood pressure, prevents atherosclerosis, lowers serum cholesterol and triglycerides, stops platelet aggregation, and dissolves blood clots. 

    Both garlic and ginger have anti-cancer properties in the form of allicin and gingerol. Gingerol may also reduce the risk of colon, pancreas, and liver cancer. 

    Studies have shown that ginger affects body fat mass, body fat percentage, total cholesterol, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and insulin resistance. Together, garlic and ginger make an excellent antibacterial duo that can fight infections and pathogens such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa

Ginger Garlic Paste Recipe:

Ingredients:

How to make ginger garlic paste (Stepwise pictures):

• Add the garlic, half teaspoon salt and little oil in a mixer and grind it.

• Add the ginger and the remaining salt and oil and grind it to a smooth paste. Make sure not to add water while grinding it to a paste.

• Now the ginger garlic paste is ready. Store it in the glass jar and keep it in the fridge.