How to make Ghee at home

Ghee is essentially clarified butter and is the basis of traditional Indian Cuisine. It is butter that has its milk solids and water removed from it.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 Pound of Butter (unsalted)
• Small Heavy Bottom Sauce pan
• strainer

1. Place the pound of butter into the heavy bottom sauce pan over medium high heat.

2. Let the butter melt and come to a boil. This should take about 2-3 minutes. Once the butter comes to a boil reduce the heat as so you do not burning it.

3. The butter will form a white foam on top which will disappear. Keep the heat going and a second foam will appear and the butter will be golden brown, that is when ghee will be done. This process should take about 7-8 minutes.

4. Brown milk solids will be on the bottom of the sauce pan. Finally just poor the ghee into a heat proof container using a mesh strainer or cheese cloth to catch the milk solids.

Tips & Warnings

• Store the ghee in an air tight container in a dry location. Ghee does not need to be stored in the refrigerator and can last for about a month.
• Be careful not to rush this because butter can burn very easily and the more patient you are the better the results will be.