I love homemade ghee!
Ghee is a staple in traditional Indian cooking and Ayurveda. It enriches the food with its nuttier flavor and rich golden color. I use it in curries, daals, parathas, baking, frying and Indian desserts!
Ghee is essentially clarified butter that is cooked a bit longer until the clarified butter is golden and the milk solids at the bottom are light golden brown. It has a very high smoke point making it an excellent replacement for refined Oils.
When made from high quality butter, it is a great source of fat soluble vitamins like Vitamin K and is great for teeth, hair, skin and nails.
Ghee is made from butter but since the milk solids and impurities have been removed, most people who are lactose or casein intolerant have no issue with ghee.
Here is how looks once it has solidified:
All you need to make ghee is good quality unsalted butter. I like to use grass fed kerrygold unsalted butter. I always make a big batch that usually goes for 4-6 weeks!
Some of my favorite recipes using homemade ghee: Carrot Sheera, Vermicelli Sheera, Pineapple Sheera , Methi/fenugreek-sweet potato Paratha, Puran Poli – a sweet lentil stuffed flatbread, Chana masala. Also checkout my recipe for homemade ghee in the InstantPot.
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Aromatic and nutty homemade ghee using unsalted butter.
- 1.5 pounds unsalted butter Irish kerry gold
- Peel all the butter out of the wrapper in a medium sauce pan. Put the sauce pan on medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Once the butter is completely melted and begins to bubble lower the heat.
Cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until the milk protein has completely separated and there is a layer on the top and bits on the bottom of the pan.
- Turn off the heat when the bottom layer starts turning golden brown. Let it cool off completely and then using a strainer pour the ghee in glass mason jars.Store Ghee at room temperature and use as needed.
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Author: Archana
Hey there! I am a techie turned recipe developer, cooking instructor, and food blogger. I love food and enjoy developing easy and healthy recipes for busy lifestyles. I live New Jersey with my husband and two sons.
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It was splattering a lot while cooking. Any tips for that ?
Hi Roma, If there is even a drop of water in the pot, spatula or any water condensation on the butter, it and the spatula you use are completely dry. I will also add this tip to the recipe.