Usli Desi Ghee vs. Nakli Ghee

njgal · Jul 2nd, 2009, 11:08 AM

Do you any of you use real Desi Ghee in your cooking? Does it make a difference in the taste?

I hear it gives food the authentic flavor but it's kinda smelly. I grew up on canola.

What do the GS CHEF experts say?

hareem01 · Jul 2nd, 2009, 12:03 PM

nothing can beat asli desi ghee in terms of taste and smell but it's only available in my pind.

same · Jul 2nd, 2009, 12:04 PM

haan aur fattening can kill you...canola the best

fayax · Jul 2nd, 2009, 12:05 PM

Once you have been away from it for while you cant go back to it. It kinda has a smell to it.

hareem01 · Jul 2nd, 2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by same

haan aur fattening can kill you...canola the best

even canola can kill you if eat it in every meal without any excercise.

Enya · Jul 2nd, 2009, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by same

haan aur fattening can kill you...canola the best

But i heard it's better then the nakli stuff we but in our system actually way better

same · Jul 2nd, 2009, 12:09 PM

yea unless u hold your breath

it will be yummy... but its not good health wise...

Enya · Jul 2nd, 2009, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by fayax

Once you have been away from it for while you cant go back to it. It kinda has a smell to it.

Talk about smell eh. If i eat butter once ina while i smell as if i have taken shower in it. i don't know why :S

same · Jul 2nd, 2009, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by hareem01

even canola can kill you if eat it in every meal without any excercise.

agree, but asli ghee has animal fat...more fattening than others

njgal · Jul 2nd, 2009, 12:40 PM

acha baad mein exercise kar lein gay -

but seriously does it help getting the authetic lahori taste? like a half a spoon ful or something?

If not - I'll skip the calories

maroush · Jul 2nd, 2009, 01:14 PM

What is canola oil? We always use olive oil.... ghee will give you a coronary....

Addendum: Canola oil is called rapeseed oil in the UK. Ok.

queer · Jul 2nd, 2009, 01:37 PM

ghee is much maligned, but if it is from grass-fed animals like you used to find everywhere else in the world except for the corn and soy fed farms of north america, it isn't particularly unhealthy. might even be good for you with all the CLA in it. probably better than canola if you are worried about cancer.

it is definitely worth the taste, imho. you can make your own. buy some good butter - i highly recommend lurpak or kerrygold. melt it yourself until it loses all the water and the solids brown off. so good!

Kaka MaNNa · Jul 2nd, 2009, 04:14 PM

I am not sure what smell are people talking about... don't know what milaawat wala ghee you guys had in the city but khaalis (pure) desi ghee has a "good" smell to it. Just don't use it as a moisturizer or in hair.

Try it in saag, gobi, etc., desi ghee parathas are amazing and nothing beats the churi.

Mirch · Jul 2nd, 2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaan Leva

I am not sure what smell are people talking about... don't know what milaawat wala ghee you guys had in the city but khaalis (pure) desi ghee has a "good" smell to it. Just don't use it as a moisturizer or in hair.

Try it in saag, gobi, etc., desi ghee parathas are amazing and nothing beats the churi.

you are right , but the people born and/or raised in west do not like the aroma of desi ghee. It is like most desi born and/or rasied in desh do not like the smell of some very popular cheeses. Or most will not like caviar.

hareem01 · Jul 2nd, 2009, 06:03 PM

Saag without desi ghee is no worth of eating.

RupayHalwa · Jul 3rd, 2009, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by queer

ghee is much maligned, but if it is from grass-fed animals like you used to find everywhere else in the world except for the corn and soy fed farms of north america, it isn't particularly unhealthy. might even be good for you with all the CLA in it. probably better than canola if you are worried about cancer.

it is definitely worth the taste, imho. you can make your own. buy some good butter - i highly recommend lurpak or kerrygold. melt it yourself until it loses all the water and the solids brown off. so good!

Anchor salted butter makes the BEST GHEE ever! Lurpak - tasteless. Kerrygold - bland.

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Originally Posted by Mirch

you are right , but the people born and/or raised in west do not like the aroma of desi ghee. It is like most desi born and/or rasied in desh do not like the smell of some very popular cheeses. Or most will not like caviar.

I still remember when my started using dairy ghee that comes in the large green and gold tins. It stank, we used to run from the kitchen to escape from the stink but we couldn't escape from it. Then we didn't like the food, but got used to it.

Only in recent years parents health made them change for olive or sunflower oil, but my mum still sneaks in a spoonful of ghee to the pan when she thinks my dad won't notice. He always can tell tho.