Garlic dried in the oven and air fryer and powdered at home.

Garlic dried  in the oven and air fryer and powdered at home

Garlic is a member of the Allium family with onions and leeks. It has been used in the kitchen from ancient times as ingredient for curries soups stews stir fries and dips.
 It is anti -bacterial and anti-fungal. It has medicinal properties with vitamin B 1 and 6, manganese, iron, calcium, potassium, prosperous and selenium.

Garlic

Today I want to dry garlic in the oven and air fryer to make garlic powder  which is aromatic.

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      Garlic dried  in the oven and air fryer and powdered 
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Garlic

Oven made garlic powder

Preparation time: 15 minutes.
Cooking time: 5 hours.
Oven temperature: 100 degrees Celsius.

Ingredients:
500 grams Garlic cloves

Preparation
Peel and wash the garlic and wipe it dry using a cloth or kitchen paper. 
I used the peeled garlic from the supper market to save time. 

Shred the garlic. I used the food processor to shred. It took 5 minutes.
 Method1. Spread the shredded garlic on a stainless-steel tray without foil or baking sheet as it easy to scrape the garlic with a spatula as  shredded garlic is sticky. 

2. Preheat the oven for 10 minutes and keep the tray in the centre. Keep watching and stir now and then. 

3. In 5 hours time it should  be done.
 you will get the smell of roasted garlic.

4. Remove the tray from the oven and let it cool. Dried garlic will now be in the form of granules. 

5. Grind the granules into powder.  I got 160 grams of powder.  

6. When cooled store in a glass bottle and refrigerate. 

 Garlic powder can be used in curries, stews, cutlets, and soups.

Air fryer dried garlic cloves and powder.

Preparation time: 15 minutes.
Cooking time: 3 hours and 20 minutes.
Oven temperature: 100 degrees Celsius.

Ingredients:
main
70 grams garlic cloves

Preparation

Peel and wash the garlic cloves and wipe them dry using a cloth or kitchen paper. 

Slice the cloves into half and then cut into small pieces.

Method

1. Place the cut pieces of garlic in a small pan. 
2. Preheat air fryer at 100 degrees Celsius for 5 minutes.
3. Place the pan into the air fryer. Set the time for 20 minutes.
4. At the beginning stir every 10 minutes so it that does not stick to the pan.
5. Repeat the process 9 times giving 20 minutes every time. In my case it took 3 hours and 20 minutes to complete the process.

Let the air fryer cool for five to ten minutes in between.

6. Finally the colour of the pieces will change into light brown and it will be firm and done.

7. Powder in grinder when it is cooled. I got 25 grams of garlic powder.

8. When cooled store in a glass bottle and refrigerate.  

 Garlic dried  in the oven and air fryer and powdered 

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Oven made garlic powder

Preparation time: 15 minutes.
Cooking time: 5 hours.
Oven temperature: 100 degrees Celsius.

Ingredients

500 grams Garlic cloves

Garlic cloves

Preparation
Peel the skin and wash the garlic and wipe it dry using a cloth or kitchen paper. 
I used the peeled garlic from the supper market to save time. 
Shred the garlic. I used the food processor to shred. It took 5 minutes.

Spread the minced garlic on a stainless-steel tray without foil or baking sheet as it easy to scrape the garlic with a spatula.  Minced garlic is sticky and it will be difficult to remove from the aluminium foil or baking sheet. 

Shredded garlic

Preheat the oven for 10 minutes and keep the tray in the centre. Keep watching and stir now and then. When it is done you will get the smell of roasted garlic.

Remove the tray from the oven and let it cool. Dried garlic will now be in the form of granules. Some like to use the granules. 

Dried garlic cloves

Grind the granules into powder.  I got 160 grams of powder.  

Oven made garlic powder

When cooled store in a glass bottle. I keep in the garlic powder in the refrigerator as we use only a little at a time.

Oven made garlic powder

 Garlic powder can be used in curries, stews, cutlets, and soups.

 Air fryer made garlic powder.

Preparation time: 15 minutes.
Cooking time: 3 hours and 20 minutes.
Oven temperature: 100 degrees Celsius.

Ingredients:
main
70 grams garlic cloves

Preparation

Peel and wash the garlic cloves and wipe them dry using a cloth or kitchen paper. 

Slice the cloves into half and then cut into small pieces.

Sliced garlic cloves

Method

Place the cut pieces of garlic in a small pan. 

Preheat air fryer at 100 degrees Celsius for 5 minutes.

Place the pan into the air fryer. Set the time for 20 minutes.

At the beginning stir every 10 minutes, so it that does not stick to the pan.

Repeat the process 9 times giving 20 minutes every time. In my case it took 3 hours and 20 minutes to complete the process. Time may vary according to the air fryer.

Let the air fryer cool for five to ten minutes in between.

Finally the colour of the pieces will change into light brown and it will be firm and done.

Garlic cloves are dried

 Let the dried cloves cool.  Once it is cooled  use a grinder and make the powder. I got 25 grams of garlic powder.

Garlic powder made in the air fryer

 After the powder is cooled store it in a glass bottle and keep in the refrigerator.

Garlic powder can be used in curries, stews, cutlets, and soups.

Garlic dried in air fryer and powdered

Garlic powder can be used in curries, stews, cutlets, and soups.

we use in small quantity as it is concentrated.