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    How to Make Ghee

    July 29, 2022 By Aarthi 28 Comments

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    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.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    1. About Ghee Recipe
    2. Desi Ghee Recipe | How to Make Ghee at Home | Homemade Ghee
    3. Desi Ghee Making Pictures
    4. How to Make Ghee with White Butter
    5. Tips & Tricks

    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. 

    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

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    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

    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.
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Resting time 30 mins
    Total Time 1 hr 5 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 250 grams

    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.

    Video

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3ZmvMwFWBs

    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
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    Desi Ghee Making Pictures

    1) I started by making some homemade butter. Check this post for detailed instructions.

     
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    2) Take the butter in a heavy bottom sauce pan. Make sure you use a stainless steel pot instead of cast iron or iron. Since you cannot see clearly whats going on if you use iron. 
     
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    3)Heat the butter gently.
     
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    4)Keep mixing using a spatula. Make sure the flame is on very low.
     
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    5)It will start foaming up. Like this. Continue to cook on low heat as possible.
     
     
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    6)After few minutes of cooking, the foams will start to clump up and it will gets darker in colour.
     
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    7)If you keep on cooking, the foam will start getting toasty and golden in colour.
     
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    8) You can see the ghee has got golden in colour and toasty. Let the mixture get cool.
     
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    9)Once it is cooled. Strain the ghee in a bottle.
     
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    10)Ghee is done.
     
     
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    11)Enjoy
     
     
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    How to Make Ghee with White Butter

     
    This version of making using white butter and drumstick leaves.
     
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    You need some butter, i used fresh white butter, you can use normal yellow butter too

     

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    take a heavy bottom pan

     

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    Add butter to it

     

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    it will melt down and start to foam up

     

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    the foam with subside slowly and it will bubble up

     

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    now all the milk solid will start separating from it and start to toast

     

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    the milk solids will be toasted and sink to the bottom

     

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    Now it is getting nice and clear

     

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    add in some drumstick leaves for fragrant

     

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    let them fry

     

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    they will crisp and flavour the whole ghee

     

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    now strain this and store in a bottle

     

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    done
     

    Tips & Tricks

    • 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

    If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @[email protected] and I’ll help as soon as I can.

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    Comments

    1. Anonymous

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      What is the purpose of adding drumstick leaves?

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      • Poojan

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        Fragrance

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    2. Mary

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      I'm always seeing recipes calling for ghee - so this is perfect - thank you!
      Mary

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    3. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousit is for flavour

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    4. Sharanya Skarp

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      Can we use Amul butter? .. Bcoz in chennai I saw only Amul butter in stores.

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    5. Aarthi

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      @Sharanya Skarpyes u can use amul butter

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    6. Anonymous

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      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

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    7. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousUse unsalted butter. And use curry leaves instead of drumstick leaves

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    8. Sadaf Farooqui

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      kindly tell me what are drumstick leaves?any hindi name for it?

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    9. Aarthi

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      @Sadaf FarooquiSorry i am not sure

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    10. Anonymous

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      Aarthi,

      Thank you for the post.BTW,from where did you get the bottle?

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    11. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousI got it from fab furnish

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    12. Anonymous

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      Can we add bay leaves for flavour

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    13. Anonymous

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      @Anonymousin ghee they dont use bay leaf

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    14. shoba

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      Hi.. How long I can keep this air tight container ghee? Thanks

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    15. shoba

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      Can I keep in room temperature r keep it in fridge?

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    16. Aarthi

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      @shobayou can store this in room temp

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    17. Aarthi

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      @shobau can keep it for a month

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    18. Sadaf Farooqui

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      what is drumstick leaves?

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    19. Aarthi

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      @Sadaf Farooquiit is a kind of spinach leaves from drumstick plant

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    20. Rezina Nazneen

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      Is it ok if I don't use drumstick leaves?

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    21. Aarthi

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      @Rezina Nazneenyes u can leave out drumstick leaves as well

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    22. Anonymous

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      drumstock adds flavor.

      a pich of rock sale will increase flavour and improve shelf life

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    23. Anonymous

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      Strained the ghee after adding curry leaves

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    24. Anonymous

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      Hi aarthi strained the ghee after adding drumsticks leaves

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    25. Anonymous

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      Strained the ghee after adding curry leaves

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    26. sathya Narayanan

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      Friends please don't forget to put raagi powder after removing ghee from kadai what leftover into it's very tasty

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