Homemade Ginger Powder (Bentong)

Ginger is a very popular ingredient in cooking especially during the confinement month. Normally the new mother under confinement would consume food or drinks made from ginger to get the wind and pain out of the body. The older generations always use it when we get cold or flu. Boil the sliced ginger and add in some sugar for sweetness (optional) and drink it while it's still warm. 

I prefer to make my own ginger powder because it is selling at a damn high price in the market now! But actually, the ginger that I bought is expensive too at 1kg for RM25. Besides that I don't really believe it when they claim that their ginger powder is 'pure' and not mixed with other cheaper powders.  Actually ginger powder is very easy to make it. So ladies, make your own powder!

Homemade Bentong Ginger Powder

Recipe source from : Fiona Low

What you need :-

-1kg of Bentong Ginger

-40g of Rock Sugar (optional)

Method :-

1) Firstly, wash the ginger by using a brush to clean it. Rinse with the running tap water until clean

2) With the skin on, slice the ginger into a very thin slice. Place them on the dehydration machine and set 12 hrs at 40 C (if you do not have the dehydration machine, dry them under the hot sun, maybe it will take 2 to 3 days)

3) Make sure it is dry enough, blend them into fine powder together with the rock sugar

Here you go. Now you can easily make your own ginger drink at home or anywhere without the need to boil it. Take a tea spoon of ginger powder and pour it into 350ml of hot water. Add 5 pcs of rock sugar or 1 tbsp of honey if you prefer a sweeter taste. I personally prefer to add in some honey. You can smell the heavenly ginger taste. The smell always makes me feel good!

Ginger is not my favorite cooking ingredient or drink until I made my own powder! I do not even eat or drink this during my first and second confinement. I really regretted not making this powder a few years ago. But anyhow, it's not too late to start drinking this now ~ haha

Make sure you buy pure Bentong ginger~Happy ginger~ing