"This is a great recipe and I am glad I read the reviews before I made it because I too didn't recall her making a ginger/garlic paste during the show. That said, I simply used chopped ginger, but only about half of what the recipe called for because I didn't want the ginger to overpower the soup and it turned out to be a PERFECT amount. I also omitted the egg and added a little kosher salt and fresh ground pepper. Otherwise I followed the recipe exactly and it is delicious!