Serves: 5
Total Calories: 213
1. Place the butter in a heavy, medium saucepan and simmer, stirring occasionally, over medium-low heat until the milk solids turn golden and settle to the bottom of the pan, 15 to 20 minutes. (At first the butter will start to foam, but as it simmers, the foaming will eventually subside.) Once this happens, pass everything through the cheesecloth or a fine-mesh strainer into a sterilized jar.
2. Do not discard the leftover milk solids. Store them at room temperature about 2 days or in the refrigerator about 6 months. Or combine with whole-wheat flour to make paranthas (griddle-fried breads) or add by the teaspoon to flavor soups, rice, or steamed vegetables.
VARIATION: To make flavored-infused ghee, add any of the following herbs, spices, or combinations to the pan along with the butter. After straining the ghee and removing any large spices, such as cardamom pods and cinnamon, use the milk solids in other dishes.
1/4 cup minced fresh mint leaves
1/2 cup minced fresh curry leaves plus 1/4 teaspoon ground asafoetida
1 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves
2 tablespoons peeled and minced fresh ginger
1 tablespoon coarsely chopped garlic
2 teaspoons cumin seeds, 2 black cardamom pods, crushed lightly to break the skin, and 2 (1-inch) stick cinnamon
1 teaspoon black peppercorns and 1 teaspoon ajwain seeds
From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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