Everything a jar of ghee wants you to know
Plain answers from the village in Shekhawati where our ghee is made. How it is made, how to use it, how to store it, and how to tell the real thing.
Ghee on empty stomach: what it does, and is the habit worth it?
Ghee on empty stomach usually means half to one teaspoon in warm water first thing in the morning, an Ayurvedic habit many people use for dry stools and mild constipation. There is very little direct research on it. It may ease things for some people, but it is not a cure, and it still adds about 45 kcal.
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Ghee residue uses: 7 ways our kitchen uses the khurchan
The best ghee residue uses are the simplest: mix the golden-brown khurchan with sugar, knead it into paratha atta, stir it into dal or kadhi, or turn…
Ghee for hair: a winter mask for dry ends, and the myths
Ghee for hair works best as a simple pre-wash mask: a teaspoon or two of warm ghee on dry, frizzy lengths and ends for 30 to 60 minutes softens them …
Ghee for babies: when to start, how much, and how to add it
Ghee for babies should start only after your baby has begun solid food, around 6 months, and only as your paediatrician advises. Begin with a few dro…
Gond ke laddu recipe: the Shekhawati winter laddu, step by step
This gond ke laddu recipe fries edible gum (gond) in ghee until it puffs, then mixes it with whole wheat atta roasted in ghee, dry fruit, dry coconut…
Ghee in navel benefits: the old nabhi remedy, honestly explained
The real ghee in navel benefits are small but pleasant: two or three drops of warm ghee soften the dry skin in and around the belly button and make a…
Ghee in pregnancy: how much, and the 9th-month normal delivery belief
Ghee in pregnancy is fine for most healthy women in small amounts, often a teaspoon or two a day counted along with all other cooking fat, with your …
Gajar ka halwa recipe with milk and desi ghee (no khoya needed)
This gajar ka halwa recipe cooks grated red carrots in full-cream milk for 40 to 50 minutes until the milk is absorbed, then adds desi ghee and sugar…
How to make ghee at home from malai, the way our village does it
Here is how to make ghee at home the village way: set a week or two of collected malai with a spoon of curd, churn it with cold water until makkhan f…
Ghee for skin in winter: lips, heels, dry patches, and when not to
Ghee for skin works best as a simple winter moisturiser: a thin layer seals water in on dry lips, cracked heels, hands and elbows. It will not clear …
A1 vs A2 ghee: what the label means, and what it doesn't
The A1 vs A2 ghee question really starts with milk: A1 and A2 are two forms of a milk protein called beta-casein. Ghee is about 99% fat with only a t…
Moong dal halwa recipe: the patient Rajasthani winter halwa
This moong dal halwa recipe uses soaked yellow moong dal ground to a coarse paste, roasted in plenty of ghee on a low flame for 35 to 45 minutes unti…
Ghee for weight loss: does it help, or is it just calories?
Ghee for weight loss helps only in one modest way: a small, measured spoon can make home food satisfying enough that you snack less. Ghee burns no fa…
Is ghee bad for cholesterol? A ghee-making family's honest answer
Is ghee bad for cholesterol? In large amounts it can be, because ghee is roughly 60 to 65% saturated fat, which raises LDL cholesterol in many people…
Mohanthal recipe: the grainy Rajasthani besan barfi we make for Diwali
This mohanthal recipe makes the grainy Rajasthani besan barfi: coarse besan rubbed with ghee and milk (dhabo), roasted slowly in ghee until golden an…
Besan ladoo recipe the slow way (and why yours turn hard or sticky)
This besan ladoo recipe roasts 2 cups (250 g) of coarse besan in about 130 g of ghee on a low flame for 25 to 30 minutes, until golden and nutty. Coo…
Desi ghee benefits: what is true, what is hype, who should go easy
Desi ghee benefits are real but modest: it helps your body absorb fat-soluble vitamins, makes simple food satisfying, handles tadka heat well and has…
Healthy Diwali gift ideas people actually use (and why ghee is one)
The best healthy Diwali gift ideas are things a family will use up, not store: desi ghee in glass jars, village jaggery, pure honey, a small box of d…
How to buy desi ghee online: a buyer's checklist
Before you buy desi ghee online, check eight things: the FSSAI licence and label, how the ghee is made, where the milk comes from, the jar, the pack …
Diwali sweets recipes: 7 we make with desi ghee every year
These Diwali sweets recipes are the seven our Shekhawati kitchen makes every year: besan ladoo, mohanthal, moong dal halwa, churma ladoo, gond ke lad…
Ghee in milk at night: what tradition says, what science says
Ghee in warm milk at night is an old Indian habit, valued in tradition and in Ayurveda for warmth and nourishment, but there is little clinical resea…
Ghee diya for Diwali: which ghee, how much, and how to light it
A ghee diya is a clay lamp filled with desi ghee and a cotton wick, lit for Lakshmi puja on Dhanteras and Diwali. Many families use cow ghee for the …
Methi ke Laddu Recipe: Not Bitter, the Shekhawati Way
This methi ke laddu recipe makes about 20 Rajasthani winter laddus from whole wheat atta roasted in desi ghee, methi dana soaked overnight in milk to…
Sardi ke Laddu: 7 Winter Laddus Made in Shekhawati Homes
Sardi ke laddu are the winter laddus Rajasthani homes make from November to February: gond, methi, atta-gud, dry fruit, alsi, til-gud and sonth laddu…
Bhai Dooj Gift Ideas 2026: Thoughtful Gifts Beyond Sweets
The best Bhai Dooj gift ideas are simple and personal: food from home such as laddus or a jar of good ghee for a brother who lives away, and shagun o…
What to Buy on Dhanteras 2026: Gold, Steel, Ghee and More
If you are wondering what to buy on Dhanteras, the traditional answer is gold or silver, a new steel or brass utensil, a broom, whole dhaniya and cla…
Ghee vs butter: which one to cook with
Butter is milk fat with water and milk solids still in it; ghee is butter cooked slowly until the water is gone and the solids are strained out. That…
Desi ghee vs vanaspati: what is actually different
Desi ghee is pure milk fat, made by churning curd or cream into makkhan and cooking it down. Vanaspati is vegetable oil hardened by hydrogenation, a …
Rajasthani churma recipe with desi ghee
Churma is made by kneading coarse wheat atta with plenty of ghee into a stiff dough, cooking hand-pressed muthiya till crisp, grinding them into coar…
Ghee for tadka, roti and frying: the ghee smoke point and how much heat it takes
The ghee smoke point is around 250 °C, because the milk solids that burn first in butter have been cooked out and strained away. That makes ghee well…
How much ghee per day is sensible?
For most healthy adults, 1 to 2 teaspoons of ghee a day (about 5 to 10 g) is a sensible everyday amount, as long as it fits within your total fat for…
How to store ghee: the dry-spoon rule and ghee shelf life
A sealed jar of pure ghee keeps well for about 12 months from packing. Once opened, it stays good for several months at room temperature if you use o…
Buffalo ghee price 1kg, and what you are paying for
Buffalo ghee usually costs a little less per kilo than desi cow bilona ghee because buffalo milk is much richer in fat, so fewer litres go into each …
Cow ghee price 1kg: why bilona ghee costs what it does
Bilona cow ghee costs more than ordinary ghee mainly because one kilo needs about 25 to 30 litres of desi cow milk, plus an overnight set, hand churn…
Gaon ka ghee: how one Shekhawati village makes every jar
Mhara's village ghee is made in the kitchens of households we know in one village near Pilani, Shekhawati, from the milk of their own cows and buffal…
Curd vs cream ghee: how to tell, and which we make
Curd ghee is made by setting milk or malai into curd, churning out makkhan and slow-cooking it, while cream ghee is cooked from separated cream or bu…
Bilona ghee vs regular ghee: 8 real differences
Bilona ghee is made from whole-milk curd churned into makkhan and cooked slowly, while regular dairy ghee is usually made from cream or butter in lar…
What is bilona ghee? Curd to jar, step by step
Bilona ghee is ghee made by setting milk into curd, churning the curd with a wooden bilona until makkhan rises, and slowly cooking that makkhan into …
Besan chakki recipe and winter panjiri, the Shekhawati way
Besan chakki is made by roasting coarse besan slowly in plenty of ghee until it smells nutty, mixing it with a one-string sugar syrup, and setting it…
Cow ghee vs buffalo ghee: colour, taste, fat and price
Cow ghee is yellow, lighter and more aromatic, best for daily dal, rice and roti. Buffalo ghee is white, milder and creamier, best for sweets and win…
Is buffalo ghee good for health? Who should choose it
Buffalo ghee is real ghee, about 99% milk fat with almost no lactose, and in sensible amounts it fits a normal diet for most healthy adults. It is wh…
5 home tests to tell pure ghee from fake (and what they can't tell you)
You can check purity of ghee at home with a few simple tests, like the iodine test for starch and the pan test for smell, but they only catch crude a…
Danedar ghee: what it is and where the grains come from
Danedar ghee is ghee that has set into small, visible grains. The grains come from slow cooling after the ghee is made, not from any special ingredie…
Why does ghee solidify in winter? (And how to melt it safely)
Ghee turns solid in winter because it is almost all milk fat, and a large part of that fat sets once the room drops below about 20–25 °C. It has not …
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