Ginger curry is a spicy, sweet dish belonging to the Keralian cuisine of India. The root vegetable is usually used as a spice in almost all curry preparations but using it as the primary ingredient is rare. There are many dips, pastes as well as sauces available that incorporate both ginger as well as curry powder. Curried ginger and carrot soup is one of the delicacies served in Western restaurants. Poultry and seafood curries are also occasionally cooked in a ginger based curry sauce.

The curry is usually served with plain or brown rice and might even be cooked along with the rice according to the recipe for ginger curry rice.

Overview of Ginger Curry Recipes

The traditional method for cooking the curry involves boiling choppped ginger, coconut, green chilies, and curry leaves in water and adding it to fried mustard seeds and red chili paste. Tamarind extract and water is added next and the curry served hot with boiled rice as a side dish.  A little amount of sugar is occasionally added to the curry to impart it with a sweet and spicy flavor.

Popular Variations of Ginger Curry Recipes

There are not too many versions of the curried ginger as it is usually used as a spice. The few authentic curry recipes containing ginger as the primary ingredient includes:-
 

• Ingi Curry- This is a traditional Keralian dish served during the feast of Onam. It is prepared with sliced ginger, tamarind, jaggery and red chili powder which is seasoned with roasted fenugreek powder and salt.
   
• Puliinji- This is a sour curry made with ginger and fried onions along with tamarind and hot chili powder.
   
• Gyin-Thot- This is a Burmese dish of curried ginger prepared with spices and nuts. It is preserved in oil and consumed as a pickle accompanying the main meal.
   
• Curried Ginger and Carrot Soup- A popular form of soup prepared with pureed carrots and freshly grated ginger mixed with curry powder. The soup is occasionally thickened with boiled potatoes and consumed as the main meal with crusty breads.

Trivia

The oldest marathon runner in the world, Fauja Singh attributes his success to regular consumption of ginger curry.