How to make ghee from scratch at home and its benefits 2024

Ghee is a type of clarified butter made by simmering butter until the milk solids separate from the fats and caramelize, infusing a nutty aroma. It is then strained off to remove all caramelized milk solids. The filtered, clear, pure fat is known as ghee.

I still remember the taste and smell of homemade ghee, especially the one that my mother used to make. Now I make my own too, except I used store-bought unsalted butter, where my mom would make everything from scratch, but it is still a great achievement for me that I was able to make it all by myself, and it tasted absolutely delicious.

In India, everything is made at home, including ghee, butter, and buttermilk. Clarified butter is ghee. Every day, my mother would boil milk, and as it cooled, a layer of cream would form on top. She would gather this cream and use it to make butter. When the butter is finished, slowly melt it over medium heat to create ghee.

Growing up in India, we used ghee on a daily basis. We used it to make incredibly tasty sweets for festivals, as well as to top rice, dal, chapatis, and rotis. In addition to lighting lamps for God, ghee is also used to treat dry skin, chapped lips, and a host of other ailments.

We used ghee on a regular basis when we were growing up in India. We used it to top rice, dal, chapatis, and rotis, and to make absolutely delicious sweets for festivals. Ghee is used not just to light lamps for God but also to cure a variety of illnesses, such as chapped lips and dry skin.

Let’s see what the health benefits are:

Nutritional values:

• Vitamins A, E, and D are present in large amounts in ghee; however, fats make up the majority of its content. While the majority of them believe that fats are bad for us and should not be consumed, fat is actually necessary for health. Among the good kinds of fats present in ghee are monounsaturated fats.
• Apart from other fatty acids such as butyric acid and conjugated linoleic acid, if it comes from grass-fed cows, it also has antiviral and antioxidant qualities.

Health benefits :

1. Boots immune system
2. Boots energy levels
3. It helps in maintaining a healthy heart
4. Weight management
5. Digestion and Immune Strengthening
6. Ghee is Nutritionally rich, Like Coconut Oil
7. It helps reduce inflammation in gastrointestinal tract.
8. Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Cancer

Though ghee seems like a perfect replacement for butter, it is entirely composed of fat, thus consuming too much of it might alter your intake of fat and be a bad dietary option. Study the fat content of the ghee you decide to eat and use caution when consuming it.

I always make sure to get premium butter, typically from grass-fed cows, when I buy butter to create ghee. For the purpose of making ghee, I’ve included a link to the butter I purchase. I’ve tried and tested a number of other brands, and this one tastes the closest to what we receive in India.

Ghee keeps well at room temperature and has a long shelf life. However, from experience, avoid using a wet spoon as this could cause it to deteriorate and turn moldy.