The Cooking of India: Recipes
In a heavy 4- to 5-quart saucepan, heat the butter over moderate heat, turning it about with a spoon to melt it slowly and completely without letting it brown. Then increase the heat and bring the butter to a boil. When the surface is completely covered with a white foam, stir the butter gently and immediately reduce the heat to the lowest possible point. Simmer uncovered and undisturbed for 41 minutes, or until the milk solids on the bottom of the pan are a golden brown and the butter on top is transparent.
Slowly pour the clear liquid ghee into a large bowl, straining it through a fine sieve lined with a linen towel or 4 layers of dampened cheesecloth. If there are any solids (no matter how small) left in the ghee, strain it again to prevent it from becoming rancid later. The ghee must be perfectly clear.
Pour the ghee into a jar or crock, cover tightly, and store in the refrigerator or at room temperature until ready to use. Ghee will solidify when it is chilled, and for those recipes that require liquid ghee it should be melted but not browned over low heat unless otherwise indicated. It may be safely kept at room temperature for 2 or 3 months.
NOTE: Cooking the butter evaporates its water content and separates the pure fat from the milk solids-to create a substance that resembles clarified butter. However, cooking the butter over low heat for a relatively long period not only clarifies it but also gives it a distinctive nutlike flavor produced by no other method. There are no traditional substitutes for ghee, but if you are willing to settle for less than the real thing, you may, when pressed for time, use simple clarified butter in the amounts indicated for the ghee. To make it, cut unsalted butter into small bits and, in a small saucepan or skillet, melt it slowly over low heat. Let the butter rest for a minute off the heat, then skim off the foam. Spoon the clear butter into a bowl. Discard the milky solids at the bottom of the pan. A quarter-pound stick of butter (8 tablespoons) yields 5 or 6 tablespoons of clarified butter.
Total Calorie: 3240.84
Total Protein: 3.842
Total Total_Fat: 366.6172
Total Ash: 1.3577
Total Carbohydrate: 0.2712
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0.2712
Total Calcium: 0.137007
Total Iron: 9.04E-05
Total Magnesium: 0.018549
Total Phosphorus: 0.10848
Total Potassium: 0.10848
Total Sodium: 0.087756
Total Zinc: 0.00050189
Total Copper: 0.00016741
Total Manganese: 1.808E-05
Total Selenium: 4.52E-06
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 2.26E-05
Total Riboflaven: 0.00015368
Total Niacin: 0.00018984
Total Panto_Acid: 0.0004972
Total Vit_B6: 1.356E-05
Total Folate_Tot: 0.01356
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 0.01356
Total Folate_DFE: 0.01356
Total CholineTot: 0.08136
Total Vit_B12: 0.0007684
Total Vit_A: 11.29548
Total Vit_A_RAE: 3.09168
Total Retinol: 3.03292
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0.71416
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0.0104864
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0.03164
Total FA_Sat: 0.22821028
Total FA_Mono: 0.1059036
Total FA_Poly: 0.0136052
Total Cholesterol: 0.9718
Breakdown By Ingredients:
1 pound unsalted butter, divided into 1/4-pound pieces
Number of Grams: 452
Total Moisture: 81.0888
Total Calorie: 3240.84
Protein: 3.842
Total Fat: 366.6172
Total Ash: 0.4068
Total Carbohydrate: 0.2712
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0.2712
Total Calcium: 108.48
Total Iron: 0.0904
Total Magnesium: 9.04
Total Phosphorus: 108.48
Total Potassium: 108.48
Total Sodium: 49.72
Total Zinc: 0.4068
Total Copper: 0.07232
Total Manganese: 0.01808
Total Seleneium: 4.52
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0.0226
Total Riboflavin: 0.15368
Total Niacin: 0.18984
Total Panto_Acid: 0.4972
Total Vit_B6: 0.01356
Total Folate_Tot: 13.56
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 13.56
Total Folate_DFE: 13.56
Total Choline_Tot: 81.36
Total Vit_B12: 0.7684
Total Vit_A_IU: 11295.48
Total Vit_A_RAE: 3091.68
Total Retinol: 3032.92
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 714.16
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 10.4864
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 31.64
Total FA_Sat: 228.21028
Total FA_Mono: 105.9036
Total FA_Poly: 13.6052
Total Cholesterol: 971.8
Number of Grams: 950.9
Total Moisture: 949.9491
Total Calorie: 0
Protein: 0
Total Fat: 0
Total Ash: 0.9509
Total Carbohydrate: 0
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0
Total Calcium: 28.527
Total Iron: 0
Total Magnesium: 9.509
Total Phosphorus: 0
Total Potassium: 0
Total Sodium: 38.036
Total Zinc: 0.09509
Total Copper: 0.09509
Total Manganese: 0
Total Seleneium: 0
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0
Total Riboflavin: 0
Total Niacin: 0
Total Panto_Acid: 0
Total Vit_B6: 0
Total Folate_Tot: 0
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 0
Total Folate_DFE: 0
Total Choline_Tot: 0
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 0
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0
Total FA_Sat: 0
Total FA_Mono: 0
Total FA_Poly: 0
Total Cholesterol: 0