Ghee

[sambasu59]

Hi Vahchef... thanks a million for posting this video. However, I have one little doubt. How do i get the cream from the yoghurt... i prepare regular dahi at home from normal milk. can i just churn that in the mixer to get the butter... please tell me the right method. thanks in advance

[xterasss]

Very helpful posting. Thanks Vahchef Mr. Sanjay! By far the closest to how my mom prepared ghee at home in india all the time. And yes, each time, she also made those incredible நெய் லட்டு as a follow-up sequel of ghee prep. The leaves from முருங்கை and கருவேப்பிலை trees in back yard were a "freshness blessing" every time. I am soooooooo reminded of home and those past years. Small, sweet .. but priceless pleasures of living a middle class desi family. :)

[syndetic]

I used to make homemade ghee. I would cook about 4 sticks of unsalted butter at a time and let it simmer until the water had evaporated and the milk solids got toasted (giving it a nutty flavor). It used to take about an hour, sometimes a little more. After skimming any remaining solids off of the top, the ghee was poured into a glass jar. It doesn't need refrigeration unless you only plan to use it infrequently.

[milowichdani]

As much as I like him, sometimes I just don't understand him. Can anybody point out how he got the butter from the yogurt? Thanks.

[jasonad2208]

@milowichdani He got the butter(mostly creamy) that sort of accumulates above the yogurt when it's prepared.

[jgottung]

Thank you very much for posting.

[sjeessjees]

perfect ghee at my local toko toko at €4,95 for almost a litre. The balls at the end are great! forget the cooking and the afford and the wasted time. Just buy the can!

[tarun1982]

wow i love his accent :D ... the funny part of indian and funny part of American accent combined! wow!! we know how to fuse the worst of cultures lol

[dylebob1]

I use unsalted butter from the store to make ghee. It is excellent for frying potatoes, stirfry, fried rice and lots of other things. I strain it through 4 layers of cheesecloth and it comes out very clean. This is wonderful stuff to cook with. Give it a try.

[bia1975]

but this butter is very fett!!

[ebony5b]

Hello, thanks very much for this awesome recipe. Can you please write the names of the spices you added in the melting butter. I some how can't get the names write. Thanks.

[syndetic]

@ebony5b Fenugreek leaves (aka, kasturi methi), kari leaves, fenugreek seeds.

[dtin09]

I use this method and I get awesome ghee everytime. I just buy unsalted butter from the supermarket and it works fine.

[jesserai]

what an excellent teacher, he gives very entertaining instruction!!

[romanianprof]

Are yaara, they say that in whose yard the Ganga flows... Jee, if you take an Indian and add it to any country, it has the effect of adding drop of prasad into ordinary food - it makes it holly. Just see this guy when he tastes the laddu... he says ''oho'' and looks up to the sky... he has such sanskars of happiness and love of God that ... for such a small reason called laddu he reveals the particles of Vrindavan in his blood. I have watched that ''oho'' several times...praise onto Bharat Maa

[maraskywalkeriii]

This is very cool, real ghee being made. I need to know what I should pick up at the market to make this though. Most American made yogurts have either no fat in them or very little fat. What level of fat content would you recommend I look for in my yogurt?

[naffoulat]

we have the same thing here in morocco we call it "smen" and we cook alla our moroccan dishes with it's have a nice flavour

[arshikhan27]

i try but not works

[Taslimbanu]

I ddnt understand what is meant by cream on yoghurt.Usually cream is always formed after you have boiled milk???Please let me know what it means!

[felixperro]

Thanks for posting but just to correct you about the yellow color, coloring is not added to butter (read the ingredient label).

The yellow color comes from the beta-carotene in the grass that the cows eat. Perhaps it's just a different diet the cows in India have which imparts a white color to Indian butter.

[bonzaibb12]

actually many companies sneak it in even here in the U.S. many high end companies will even advertise that they do not use this sneaky practice.

You are right that the butter has a natural yellow color but it is not beta -carotene that is not in butter only veggies but Retinol (real vitamin A) is and this does change with the quality of butter used and this is why that sneaky practice started to fool people into thinking it is a high quality Ghee or Butter oil

[utubeorkut]

you know what!! today i tried this method to prepare ghee with unsalted butter.....guess what the result was awesome flavour of fresh homemade pure ghee.....i remembered my childhood days when i was tasting that

[divinemilkman]

"you make them into small ROUNDLES" HAHA VAHCHEF I LOVE UR WORD PLAY!! GREAT TIPS AS USUAL!! You should do a live cooking show where we can call in and ask u questions live..??

[Adorableinsideout]

@divinemilkman --U R AN IDIOT..he didnt say ROUNDLES..its LADDOOS..its indians no.1 desert

[trublgrl]

@Adorableinsideout Uhm, he does say "Roundles" at 5:22.

[kalyan238]

I always love how each time you taste with pleasure near the end.

[earthenpot09]

oh Chef you have made me nostalgic

We used to have this fresh homemade butter with Bread. A slice of bread topped with butter and Indian sugar

Yummmmmmy !!

Chef I am so jealous of you .You are in India and get eat all the desi flavours and I am here in US, all I do is just dream of the goodies. :(

[trublgrl]

I don't think he's in India, He's worked all over the world, but in some videos, he says's he's living and working in the Chicago area now.

[lurkspur1997]

wow that is amazing ... i remember my grandma use to make fresh coconut milk into coconut oil... it the same method you boil the coconut milk for many hours ..

[mara235]

Hi:  Would cultured butter work for this instead of Yogurt cream?

[vidyapai77]

My mom adds tender Tulsi leaves and some sea salt crystals while making ghee. I have also seen people adding Beetel leaves also. It smells great.

[purespirit9]

Your such a great cook vanchef. 5/5

[gunkapoor]

what is the meaning when chef says "cream that is set on the yogurt"?

[Isonux]

He means "Cream that is set out and turned into yogurt" you can indeed make delicious butter from yogurt.

[unsuidojo]

Sanjay - additional ingredient. Try Basil( Holy Basil/Tulasi) leave instead of curry/fenugreek leaves when making the Ghee.

I remember as kid fighting with siblings and cousins to scrape the yummy milk leftovers ...

[unsuidojo]

I am not sure if the Milk sold in Super Markets overseas, does really have cream in it to give a) good yogurt and hence b) Ghee. So not sure if this will indeed work.

Infact the Yogurt curry made from yogurt derived from this milk doesn't have that homogenity.

[alesbica]

Could you please do a video on what to do before making the ghee? i.e., the yogurt part.

Thanks!

[bestiaccia]

Very good!!

[manojonline2000]

how we make is we take full cream milk and boil it then collect the cream which in floating on the milk and collect for some days. and then boil it the way chef did it

[xfileshyd]

Thanks a milllion guru! I am dying here in Poland without any ghee.

[ipodtouchelper]

i love his expressions at the end, great vid

[ac7933]

I have cultured butter from france in the fridge, I wonder if that would have a similar flavor.

[fibreoptik]

LOL he can never speak for like a full 5 seconds after he eats ANYTHING... ;)

[sapnanaresh06]

milk solids????

[swissnina]

I didnt get what u mean when u say collect what is left on top when u make yoghurt. Yoghurt sets right, whats there to collect in it? Confused :-(

[radhika117]

When you make yogurt, the cream that is on top is called meegada in Telugu.

[smartharry123]

this is how we do it in india.... we boil milk nd then when it cools down u get a thin layer on top of the milk... u remove that everyday and collect it in a box.... after a few days u make a paste in the mixer... and butter will separate from milk throw away the water and the butter that is left u can boil it is becomes ghee

[Blanca85]

thanks!!

[VineetaSastry]

but from my experience, pasteurized homogenized milk which we get in cartons in US doesnt give off cream when boiled or made into yoghurt...

[mccainfullofbs]

yes, I tried somany times but in vain

[HKichen]

Great vid! :D

[arvale123]

thanks

[BeeRich33]

You are a Ghee Whiz! But I am confused.  Yogourt solids are what to use?

[nadeem26]

ya wala samaj nahee aia chef

[TAK3T2]

thanks chef

[potbottle]

this ladoo looks good!

i wanna eat it!