Thursday, May 29, 2008

Pure homemade ghee



Ingredients
Two sticks of butter
A wide saucepan
A spoon
3 cardamoms -Lightly pounded
A filter
1 tsp Salt
An empty clean airtight glass jar to store the ghee( you could use your empty jam bottle)
Method:-
Put the two sticks of butter on the saucepan.Turn on the heat/flame to a simmer and allow the butter to melt.Once you notice a white froth floating add 1 tsp of salt.This will give you a grainy consistency,remove the forth with a spoon and keep it on for 7 mins more.Make sure you do not over melt the butter.This will burn the butter.Turn off the heat,add the pounded cardamom to the melted butter.Allow to completely cool.Then filter and store in a glass jar.This will solidify in 2 hrs in room temperature.Warning;do not filter the ghee when it is hot,this could break the glass jar.Allow to cool and then filter.This is stay fresh for a month.You could add a beetle leaf (Pan) leaf for added freshness in the jar while storing.

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