Ghee is an essential part of Indian cooking that has been around for ages and will continue to do so. Ghee has a higher smoking point than butter so can handle hotter temperatures whilst cooking. This also has the benefit of being unsalted so can be used in both sweet and savoury dishes.

Ghee

An essential part of indian cooking that has been around for ages and will continue to do so.

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Cook Time 45

Total Time 45

Course Dips and Spreads

Cuisine Indian

Servings cups

Calories 3240 kcal

Equipment

1 Heavy saucepan
1 Sieve
4 cheesecloth

Ingredients

1 lb unsalted butter 450 g

Instructions

Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan over moderate heat.
Increase the heat and bring the butter to a boil.
When the surface is completely covered with foam stir the butter gently and reduce the heat to the lowest possible setting.
Simmer uncovered and undisturbed for 45 minutes, or until the milk solids in the bottom of the pan have turned golden brown and the butter on top is transparent.
Strain the butter through a sieve lined with linen or four layers of cheesecloth.
If there are any solids in the ghee, no matter how small, strain it again until it is perfectly clear.
Pour the ghee into a glass jar and seal tightly.
This recipe makes about 1 1/2 cups, and may be kept at room temperature for several months, or almost indefinitely refrigerated.
It will congeal if refrigerated, and so must be warmed before using if liquid ghee is called for.