However, there is a simple trick to spawn the ghastling without the dried ghast block using commands in Minecraft Java Edition.

Players interested in automating their commands in Minecraft will have to use Command Blocks, but they’ll need to update their settings to add them into the game.

Image via Mojang In Minecraft: Pocket Edition, players will need to create a Command Block similarly to how they would in the Java Edition. After ensuring cheats are enabled on their desired ...

You can get a command block in your Minecraft Java or Bedrock world using cheats and a special chat command.

Minecraft's command blocks allow players to automate console commands, but they are hard to find, so this guide shows how to get them.