How To Make Homemade Ghee

Ghee (clarified butter) is made by heating butter until it melts and turn into golden colored liquid. It is used in most of the Indian dishes. It adds fragrance and richness to dishes.

I usually buy four pack unsalted butter from Costco and use 3 of them to make ghee. It is much cheaper and tasty than store bought. It makes every dish more flavorful.. It comes with good shelf life so can be stored at room temperature in air-tight containers.

Some pics from my best friend Swati's first Varalakshmi Pooja.


Ingredients:-

Unsalted Butter

Procedure:-

1) Take a large pan or kadai and add butter.

2) Let it melt on medium heat. Don't stir in between.

3) When the butter will start boiling , scum of creamish white color will be formed on the top
4) Let it boil , without stirring on medium heat..slowly the scum will settle down at the bottom of the pan and ghee will become clear
4) The scum will become golden brown in color and you can see the clear ghee with a nice aroma, (but always keep an eye on it while preparing as the ghee should be golden brown in color . If it starts turning dark then it means you are overdoing the process and stop)

5) Remove the ghee from the heat and let it cool..

6) After its cool down , strain the ghee thorugh strainer in a air tight container.Ghee will solidify when cooled.

Ghee can last upto 6 months

Notes: Making Ghee is very easy and simple..But takes lot of time. Do not fasten the process by increasing the heat, the ghee needs to be slow cooked...it takes about 45 minutes to an hour..so be patient:)

After transferring the ghee to other container there is still some ghee left in the pan so you can do two things:-

1) My mom always use to put about 2-3 cups of whole wheat flour in the same pan and cook till light brown..alongwith the solid particles left at the end.

2) Or you can remove the solid particles with a spoon and use the pan to cook any sabzi or dal..

So now you know how to make a homemade desi ghee, if you haven't tried it yet, then give it a try, step by step pics are included to follow the process easier..Enjoy:)