Topic: Ghee - Good or Bad?

[Cory Ander]

Hi Chriswg,

I've also had a tub of rancid butter ghee before that put me off using it for a while.  However, it's otherwise rich, buttery and caramely and provides a nice richness to curries and other accompaniments. 

As Kris says, try making your own.  It's very simple to make and keeps forever in a sterilised jar. 

I use it mainly for frying whole spices (when making pilau rice) and for brushing over naans, where I wouldn't do without it.

[joshallen2k]

I agree with this.

I've found homemade and store-bought jarred to be very different.

The homemade is far better in the finished dish compared to the jarred. Very simple to make.

[emin-j]

That's the very same one as I use qprbob ,try spreading some Ghee on to some toast then try Butter see which you prefer 

[Secret Santa]

I use it mainly for frying whole spices (when making pilau rice) and for brushing over naans, where I wouldn't do without it.

It just shows you how different our expectations are. I love butter ghee. I cook Parathas with it, brush it on naans, great stuff, so I'm well used to the flavour of butter ghee. But I've never ever tasted it in pilau rice until very recently as I posted elsewhere, and boy did I hate it. Perhaps they used too much or something but I've never had a pilau with it before, and I don't want one with it again.

Similarly I put some in at the end of cooking a madras, as I've seen Maliks do, and I could definitely detect its presence and I didn't like it.

[Derek Dansak]

butter ghee in rogan josh is a must for me, not sure about madras though?? been cooking rogan josh for 4 days on the trott. delicious. the finely chopped red pepper,tomato, lots of spanish onion and loads of oil and ghee at high heat really delivers. its great when you get a weekend of good curries. it confirms all the hard work is paying off.  ;D