Ghee or Clarified Butter is a very integral part of a South Asian household. It is used in cooking and religious functions. The flavor, the aroma is so distinct and there is not a substitute for it. After having been condemned by health experts, Ghee is again being given it’s due.It is made all over the world with very little variations in the style of making it.
Here are some of the names for our very own beloved Clarified Butter:
Arabic: samna, samneh
Brazil: manteiga clarificada
English: butter Oil, clarified butter, drawn butter, seafood butter
French: beurre clarifié, beurre noisette (hazelnut butter, nutty butter or brown butter)
German: ausgelassene butter, Butterschmalz, geklärte butter (means butter that is clear and free of animal protein)
Gujrati: ghee
Hindi: ghi, desi ghee, shuddh ghee
Kannada: tuppa
Malayalam: Neyyuh
Marathi: toop, sajuk tup
Nepali: ghy
Portuguese: manteiga de garrafa
Punjabi: ghyo
Russian: Toplenoe maslo – means clarified butter
Sanskrit: ghrit, ghritam, ghritham, ghrut, ghrutham, sarpi
Somali: subaag
Spanish: mantequilla clarificada
Tamil: ney
Telugu: neyyi
Urdu:ghi
Credit: https://blog.pureindianfoods.com/
Make some home made Ghee (Clarified Butter), put a blob on your food the next time and enjoy!
Link to the Detailed Recipe:HERE
