North African and Indian South African Ghee Recipe

Clarified Butter, Ghee Recipe

Ghee is a clarified butter without any solid milk particles or water. Ghee is used in daily cooking throughout South Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Libya), Morocco, Sudan, and Tunisia.

Our Ghee recipe enriches the flavors of both sweet and savory North African and Indian South African foods.

Explore and Understand Africa Through Her Food and Culture

4-18-2009

Ghee can be used in place of butter and is perfect for use as a cooking oil.

North and South African Ghee

African recipes by African Gourmet

Ghee is a traditional North African and Southern African preparation of clarified butter

Prep time: 5 min Cook time: 10 min Total time: 15 min   Yield about 1 ½ cups

Ingredients

2 cups unsalted butter

Directions

Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low and simmer 6-7 minutes. Remove from the heat and skim the solids from the butter. When a second foam forms on top of butter, and the butter turns golden brown the ghee is ready. Strain the ghee using cheesecloth and store in airtight container.

Did you know?
There is no better way to understand a culture than through its food. Food bonds families, friends, and communities as well as giving everyday nourishment. African cooking is an oral tradition and traditional recipes were handed down by word of mouth rather than writing a recipe.