Top 10 benefits of Ghee

By : Swati Sani | 2 Comments | On : August 13, 2015 | Category : Kitchen Talk Tags: ghee, Ghee benefits, recipes that use ghee

Benefits of Ghee

Ghee has been integrated into Indian diets since ancient times and is much loved by everyone. The benefits of incorporating it in our day today diet are innumerable. Ghee is rich with antioxidants and acts as an aid in the absorption of vitamins and minerals from other foods, serving to strengthen the immune system

What is Ghee

Ghee is clarified butter simmered till it turns into a golden liquid. One of the most important ingredients in Indian Cooking, Ghee is traditionally made Ghee made from grass-fed butter, which is made from milk fat of grass fed cows and buffaloes, has a very high smoke point. This ghee is and is extremely rich nutritionally and has Vitamin A, E, K, Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids. Source: Wikipedia

Some common and much loved way ghee is eaten

Half a teaspoon of ghee over boiled and pureed pulses eaten along with rice
A quarter teaspoon ghee spread over roti
A teaspoon ghee over hot khichidi
Bati’s dipped in ghee.
As fat to make sweets

Apart from imparting taste to the recipes and cooked dishes, ghee has several other benefits. Here are some of them:

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Recipes that use Ghee prominently

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