Ghee Recipe, How to Make Ghee at home with step by step pictures. Traditionally desi ghee is made with butter obtained from milk. It has an intense aroma to it which adds the unique aroma to Indian cooking. It is also loved by all the mothers specially for their babies and children.
Homemade Ghee
One of my favorite ingredients to have on hand. I love to add it to so many of my curries, specially whenever i make dal tempering is done ghee. It gives a nice flavour to the dish. I even make these ghee cookies, when i want something sweet.
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About Ghee Recipe
Ghee is such a versatile ingredient and have a long shelf life than butter.
Now that i have started feeding rice to maha. I never miss to add ghee in her rice or dosa. Speaking of ghee, i never use store bought ghee for her. Each time i make my own ghee and store it for it. It is much more healthy and tasty. I got so many mails from my viewers to share the recipe of homemade ghee, so they can make it for their babies. I have made a huge batch of ghee on hand, so i will not be able to make a new batch now.
This ghee is much more aromatic than your store bought ones and you will be smelling it all the time.
First check out Homemade Butter Recipe
Ingredients for Making Ghee at Home
for Making ghee at home you need butter, drumstick leaves and a pinch of salt.
Homemade Butter - 500 grams
Drumstick leaves - 2 sprigs
How to Make Ghee at Home
Step 1:
Take butter in a heavy bottom pan and heat it up on medium heat.
Step 2:
Now the butter will melt and the milk solids will separate from it and start to foam up. Keep on heating, now the foam will subside a little and it will bubble up. The water from the butter will start evaporating and reducing. Now the milk solid will get toasted and it will get settled at the bottom, leaving a clear gold liquid.
Step 3:
Now add in drumstick leaves and let them crisp up. Once crisped, turn off the heat and let the ghee gets cool.
Step 4:
Once it is cooled, strain it in an air tight container. Store at room temp.
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Desi Ghee Recipe | How to Make Ghee at Home | Homemade Ghee
Ingredients
- 500 grams Homemade Butter - 500 grams
- 2 sprigs Drumstick leaves - 2 sprigs
Instructions
- Take butter in a heavy bottom pan and heat it up on medium heat. Now the butter will melt and the milk solids will separate from it and start to foam up.
- Keep on heating, now the foam will subside a little and it will bubble up. The water from the butter will start evaporating and reducing.
- Now the milk solid will get toasted and it will get settled at the bottom, leaving a clear gold liquid.
- Now add in drumstick leaves and let them crisp up.
- Once crisped, turn off the heat and let the ghee gets cool.
- Once it is cooled, strain it in an air tight container.
- Store at room temp.
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Notes
- Always cook butter on a low to medium heat to avoid burning.
- You can use store bought yellow butter, i used white butter.
- You can add some salt or curry leaves when u add drumstick leaves.
- After draining the ghee, we mix the sediments with some cooked rice and enjoy it. It is so tasty.
- Use thick bottom pan for cooking ghee.
- Don't use cold butter directly on hot kadai, it may burn. Use room temperature butter
Anonymous
What is the purpose of adding drumstick leaves?
Poojan
Fragrance
Mary
I'm always seeing recipes calling for ghee - so this is perfect - thank you!
Mary
Aarthi
@Anonymousit is for flavour
Sharanya Skarp
Can we use Amul butter? .. Bcoz in chennai I saw only Amul butter in stores.
Aarthi
@Sharanya Skarpyes u can use amul butter
Anonymous
hi da yesterday only i came to knw abt ur site its very nice and appreciates u ..im having butter which i bought in shop lik salted and unsalted butter ..so can u tel me which one can b use and thn im living in u.s.a here drumstick leaves not available so can u suggest alternative one
Aarthi
@AnonymousUse unsalted butter. And use curry leaves instead of drumstick leaves
Sadaf Farooqui
kindly tell me what are drumstick leaves?any hindi name for it?
Aarthi
@Sadaf FarooquiSorry i am not sure
Anonymous
Aarthi,
Thank you for the post.BTW,from where did you get the bottle?
Aarthi
@AnonymousI got it from fab furnish
Anonymous
Can we add bay leaves for flavour
Anonymous
@Anonymousin ghee they dont use bay leaf
shoba
Hi.. How long I can keep this air tight container ghee? Thanks
shoba
Can I keep in room temperature r keep it in fridge?
Aarthi
@shobayou can store this in room temp
Aarthi
@shobau can keep it for a month
Sadaf Farooqui
what is drumstick leaves?
Aarthi
@Sadaf Farooquiit is a kind of spinach leaves from drumstick plant
Rezina Nazneen
Is it ok if I don't use drumstick leaves?
Aarthi
@Rezina Nazneenyes u can leave out drumstick leaves as well
Anonymous
drumstock adds flavor.
a pich of rock sale will increase flavour and improve shelf life
Anonymous
Strained the ghee after adding curry leaves
Anonymous
Hi aarthi strained the ghee after adding drumsticks leaves
Anonymous
Strained the ghee after adding curry leaves
sathya Narayanan
Friends please don't forget to put raagi powder after removing ghee from kadai what leftover into it's very tasty