Secret sauce

My friend Hema stopped by the other night and I pumped her for information regarding a spicy vegetable dish she made when we visited recently.

One of the secret ingredients is a paste made of garlic and ginger. You put equal amounts of each in a food processor with some water and blend it. She stores it in a jar and puts it in most of her food. There were many other spices, but this was a new one to me.