Indian Clarified Butter

Indian Clarified Butter

Info

Rating
Calories
203.0
Sodium
3.0
Fat
23.0

Description

South Indians don't use ghee in cooking the way North Indians do, much preferring their coconut oil. But they always have a spoonful with their parboiled rice and dhal. The first step of a Sadhya is mixing ghee, rice, dhal, crushed pappadam, and a little salt. This mixture is eaten by hand and forms the first bites of the Sadhya. This recipe is part of our menu for Sadhya, a South Indian feast.

Ingredients

1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cut into pieces

Directions

  1. Line a sieve with 3 layers of cheesecloth and set over a jar.
  2. Bring butter to a boil in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat. Once foam completely covers butter, reduce heat to very low and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until a thin crust begins to form on surface and milky white solids fall to bottom of pan, about 8 minutes. Continue to cook butter, watching closely and stirring occasionally to prevent burning, until milk solids on bottom of pan are light brown and liquid is golden, translucent, and fragrant, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and strain through cheesecloth-lined sieve into jar.

Tags

    Dairy Vegetarian Boil Butter Gourmet
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