An Indian culinary term — used particularly in Hindi and Urdu cooking contexts — for dried ginger powder, a key spice in South Asian kitchens. Unlike fresh ginger, sonth has a more concentrated, slightly different flavour profile and is used in everything from chai masala blends to digestive remedies and festive sweets. It's a standard pantry item in Indian households and appears regularly in recipes for traditional sweets like panjiri or ginger-spiced teas recommended for colds and digestion.
The recipe called for a pinch of sonth along with cardamom and black pepper to make the warming winter tea.
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(India) ginger powder.
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