A very close cousin to clarified butter, ghee is a staple in the pantries of Indian cooks. It’s a shelf-stable cooking fat made from butter that’s been simmered to cook off its water and milk solids and filtered. It also has an extremely high smoke point that makes it better for sautéing, searing and frying than other cooking oils, which can burn and develop acrid flavors, and a potent flavor, so a little goes a long way. This ghee is our pick for an exceptionally high-quality, elevated one for daily use. (And we do use ghee almost everyday.) Sandeep and Nalini Agarwal of Pure Indian Foods are ghee experts—carefully crafting each jar using methods passed down through five generations. This one begins with milk from pasteurized cows—fed only on fresh green grass in the spring through the fall—and contains no other additives. It has the bold buttery flavor we love without any funky cheesy undertones.
We love that every jar of ghee is still cooked and prepared by hand by Nalini Agarwal, co-owner of her family’s company, which traces its roots to 1889 in northern India. Pure Indian Foods also offers a cultured ghee, which is made by churning the cream into yogurt before it becomes butter, for special occasions or anyone who is lactose sensitive.
We test everything we sell. Here’s how we’d use this.
Use this ghee instead of butter when sauteing, frying, or searing. The grassy, buttery taste is especially wonderful as a substitute for oil when searing steaks. Also try using ghee to bloom spices for an aromatic tadka, or in a traditional hollandaise sauce for brunch. Here at Milk Street, we use the stuff daily in a wide range of dishes, from our Indian Carrot Stir-Fry to Kadai Chicken Curry. Use nearly anywhere you’d use melted butter: dipping sweet bits of lobster, eggs or omelettes and especially drizzled atop popcorn (it’s out of this world delicious).
Ghee is shelf-stable and therefore does not need to be refrigerated, even after opening.
Sandeep and Nalini Agarwal's family-owned company Pure Indian Foods sources only the best ingredients from small farms in the United States and India, where spice is the foundation of all cooking. The company's products add a nuanced complexity and authenticity to dishes that that can't be replicated, and the company is our most-trusted source of high-quality, boldly flavored Indian pantry staples.
Shop AllOn purchases of $199+ in the contiguous 48 states.
Save up to 40% on items when you purchase 2 or more!
Save up to 68% on over 200 products
Up to 68% off on over 200 products, no code needed
Be the first to know about limited time storewide and flash sales
Our inventory can be limited, but you'll be the first to know about product releases
#changethewayyoucook
