{"title":"Surya","description":"\u003cp\u003eSurya is a brand of Surya Foods, a UK supplier of Indian and Asian foods to grocers and caterers. Its frozen garlic cubes are made from crushed garlic and nothing else, frozen in a tray of small portions, and they are suitable for vegetarians and vegans and marked halal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cubes sit in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/frozen-vegetables\"\u003efrozen vegetables\u003c\/a\u003e, part of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/frozen-vegetables-and-coconut\"\u003efrozen vegetables and coconut\u003c\/a\u003e in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/frozen\"\u003efrozen\u003c\/a\u003e department. The pack guide puts one cube at about four cloves of garlic, which makes measuring simple: one cube for a dal for four, two or three for a big pot of curry or a biryani for a crowd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrop a cube straight into hot oil or ghee after the cumin and onions, stir until it stops sizzling and smells sweet, then add tomatoes and spices. It melts into a dal tadka from our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/dals\"\u003edals\u003c\/a\u003e, a chana masala, a chicken karahi or a Sri Lankan curry, and into garlic butter for naan, garlic rice and Chinese style stir fries. Thawed and mashed, it goes into marinades for tikka and kebabs, and mixed with an equal amount of grated ginger it does the job of a fresh ginger garlic paste.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep the pack at -18°C, take out only the cubes you need and close the bag again. The cubes go into the pan from frozen, so there is no need to thaw them for cooking. For a jarred version that lives in the fridge once opened, see \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ginger-garlic-paste\"\u003eginger garlic paste\u003c\/a\u003e, and for dried garlic, browse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ginger-garlic-and-onion-powder\"\u003eginger, garlic and onion powder\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"surya-crushed-garlic-cubes-400g","title":"Surya Crushed Garlic Cubes 400g","description":"\u003cp\u003eSurya Crushed Garlic Cubes are pure crushed garlic, nothing added, frozen into neat 20g cubes so you can drop the exact amount into the pan without peeling or chopping. Each cube is roughly four cloves, which makes it easy to build the base of a curry, tadka or stir fry in seconds. The 400g pack holds around twenty cubes, and the garlic is suitable for vegetarians and vegans and marked halal. Explore more freezer staples in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/frozen-vegetables\"\u003eFrozen Vegetables\u003c\/a\u003e range.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse directly from frozen in sautéing, soups, stews and sauces: add a cube to hot oil with onions and let it melt and sizzle, and it cooks from frozen in about 5 minutes. To defrost, leave at room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes. One cube replaces about 4 cloves and one teaspoon about 1 clove. Once defrosted, keep in the fridge, use within 48 hours and do not refreeze.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% garlic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout 20 cubes of 20g per pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVegetarian, vegan and halal on the pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMay contain peanuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Surya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55528837251411,"sku":null,"price":1.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/surya-crushed-garlic-cubes-400g-front.png?v=1792780677"}],"url":"https:\/\/chandrastores.co.uk\/collections\/surya.oembed","provider":"Chandra Stores","version":"1.0","type":"link"}