Ginger
अदरक
Fresh Produce
Warmth and pungency; half of the ubiquitous ginger-garlic paste.
What to know
Raw ginger added at the end tastes completely different from ginger fried in the base. Both are valid — just not interchangeable.
- Choosing it
- Smooth, taut skin. Wrinkled ginger is fibrous and dried out.
- Storing it
- Refrigerate unpeeled in paper, or freeze whole and grate from frozen.
Measures
- 1 tsp ≈ 6 g
- 1 tbsp ≈ 18 g
Cups here are the Indian 200 ml cup, not the 240 ml US cup — a common reason a recipe does not work. Weigh where you can; the grams are the figure we cook to.