Ginger powder is also known as (sonthsoonthsaunth) in hindi, ‘sonti‘ in telugu, (chukku or sukku) in tamil, ‘chukku‘ in malayalam, ‘shunti‘ in kannada, ‘sonth‘ in bengali, ‘soonth‘ in gujarati and ‘suntha‘ in marathi. This comes from fresh ginger that is dried before being used. It is a fine off-white powder that has a strong aroma and pungent flavour. This is mostly easy to store and has a long shelf life of a year.