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How to Make Ghee Recipe

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
2 c

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Ghee is butter without the water and hard to digest, cholesterol forming milk solids. Ghee is made by boiling the water out of butter. Sugar, proteins and saturated fats, the milk solids, precipitate out and settle to the bottom. Then the ghee is poured through a cheesecloth or similarly fine filter.

To boil butter place it in a small sauce pot on medium heat. Bring to a boil and lower heat to medium low because the milk solids in butter tend to burn when cooked too quickly.

The butter will mature through several stages. First it will crackle and pop indicated water hasn't yet evaporated. The surface will be frothy and opaque. The ghee will be cloudy at first. Then the foam changes and the ghee will become clear. The ghee will start to fizz and take on a deeper golden yellow color. Lower heat until the ghee is just simmering. Eventually you will notice the milk solids at the bottom take on a roasted, toasted color. Turn off the heat and strain. Ghee strains best when hot.

Do not stir the ghee while cooking.

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CONSTITUTIONAL NUTRITION INSIGHTS

One of the most important medicines in Ayurveda. For Ayurvedic notes see ghee in the ingredients section.

WHAT IS GHEE RECIPE?

Like baking bread making ghee is an art, a meditation and a labor of love. Buy organic, unsalted butter only. Ghee is highly concentrated and thus also concentrates toxins if made from impure ingredients.

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Medicinal Effects of Ghee Recipe

Constitutional nutrition systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, hebs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

METABOLIC NATURE / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Nature / Biocharacteristics

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (vital qualtiies). Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick. Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.

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OILY

ABOUT OILY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

In Ayurveda, oily refers to anything moistening. More specifically, oily refers to building substances that increases fat, or are themselves fatty. For example, sugar is Oily.

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.

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TASTES

The 6 Tastes

Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?

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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

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AYURVEDA BODY TYPES (DOSHAS)

The Three Doshas / Body Types

Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.

Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.

Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.

Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.

The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).

Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.

Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.

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PACIFIES
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating

GREEK MEDICINE / TEMPERAMENTS

The Four Temperaments / Humors

Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia. They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature. Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.

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PACIFIES
CHOLERIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.

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AGGRAVATES
PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A Phlegmatic has a cold and wet metabolic nature. The coldness implies a slow metabolism, the moisture that you are well-nourished. Phlegmatics tend towards sluggishness and thickened fluids, including mucus.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A hot and oily nature with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body makes Sanguine individuals vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Ghee Recipe
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

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Satisfies Stomach

SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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About the Author

John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle through constitutional nutrition (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine). His approach is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda, offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.

John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, medieval Catholic philosophy, & botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University. John, his wife Natalie and their 8 kids live in Asheville, NC

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luciana Sydney
2010-07-21
“Oh! I tried to make my own ghee but it didn't work very well. At the end it was very very brown:(. Maybe it was burnt? Can I still use it or is it better throw it out?"
“Slightly burnt ghee is a very tasty ingredient used in desserts for a roasted touch! However, it is best to avoid burning the ghee in Ayurveda. Towards the end, the ghee has to be watched carefully, a note I've added to the recipe section above. Thanks for asking!"
“Ingi - Leave the foam on the surface. It will be removed when you filter the ghee at the end."
“You can combine equal amount of ghee and honey by volume, but not by weight. I've never experienced the ill-effects of ghee / honey combining personally, and would love to hear from others about their experiences."
Larissa Demalteris Golden, CO
2013-07-04
“what would you say is the prep time for making ghee? "
“Ghee takes about 12 minutes to prepare."
Debra Elizabeth city, NC
2013-10-24
“I do it in the oven. It comes out perfect each time."
Larissa Demalteris Golden, CO
2013-12-18
“So, this question is most likely a question many have had. I followed this recipe exactly. I filtered it into a measuring cup with a spout ( it really helps) with two sieves and then into a clean, dry, jar, again with two clean sieves. However, after being filtered twice, there is still a good amount of solid at the bottom. I understand that making ghee is an art and an honor. Do you think I should filter it again, or is this normal?"
Catherine Perry Bronx, NY
2014-10-12
“After a few days, there are dark areas at the bottom of the container of ghee I made, what does that mean?"
Kimberly Kubicke Asbury park, NJ
2015-12-18
“A cheesecloth works well."
Kimberly Kubicke Asbury park, NJ
2016-07-22
“Are the dark areas mold?"
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