Masala Storage Tips: Spice paste is widely used in the Indian kitchen. There are many types of spice pastes, which double the color and taste of the food. A paste of onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, green chilies, and spices are commonly used in this. Making these pastes daily takes a long time, so people often make and store a lot at once. However, due to storage, the spice sometimes becomes tasteless or spoils. That's why today we are telling you how you can keep the spices fresh and tasty for a long time.
Garlic paste
The use of garlic paste is common in Indian cuisine. Many people make this paste daily, while many keep it together. Which saves time.
How to store it
Use a small glass bottle to store the garlic paste. Keep the lid tightly closed to avoid the garlic smell spreading throughout the refrigerator.
Ginger paste
Like garlic, ginger also adds a special flavor to food. It is also added to almost every Indian dish. The ginger paste can also be ground like garlic paste. Due to this you will save time in cooking every day. Do not grind ginger and garlic paste together. Moreover, it not only helps in keeping the two spices separate, but you will be able to use it for a long time by doing so.
Way to store
Before storing the ginger paste, roast it in a pan with some salt and mix it with ginger in a blender, grind this mixture and take out the paste and keep it in a small glass bottle. Salt works to maintain freshness in ginger paste.
Green chili paste
Selecting the right chilies is essential for making and storing green chili paste. Sort out the peppers and throw away the rotten ones. Then remove the stem, wash, dry, and roughly chop. Now put the chilies in a blender, add salt and lemon juice and make a smooth paste, adding salt and lemon helps in increasing the shelf life of the spices.
Way to store
Avoid using large containers to store chili paste. Use a dry spoon each time you take out the paste from the jar.
Red chili paste
Some people like to add red chilies to their food. Instead of red chili powder available in the market, you can prepare red chili paste. First of all, take a bowl of hot water and put chilies in it. After keeping it for a minute, transfer these chilies to ice water. By doing this, the color of the chilies remains intact. Then, put the chilies in a blender and make a smooth paste. Avoid pouring too much water to avoid spoilage.
Way to store
Keep the red chili paste in a small jar only. Do not place in the freezer, instead, keep in the coldest part of the refrigerator to preserve the freshness of the paste.
