Lentils are awesome. I even had some crisps made of lentils once.
It's almost like our Tofu.
And Ghee is something I really want to learn to make for myself. Just the idea sounds amazing.
My friend bought me some Mango Chutney once, I was afraid to try it at first, but now I'm almost addicted to it. I put it on lamb, etc. I don't know? But it's freaking awesome.
Wait I will find some good recipes for ghee. U can make at hope. It's made outta butter
Lentils are awesome. I even had some crisps made of lentils once.
It's almost like our Tofu.
And Ghee is something I really want to learn to make for myself. Just the idea sounds amazing.
My friend bought me some Mango Chutney once, I was afraid to try it at first, but now I'm almost addicted to it. I put it on lamb, etc. I don't know? But it's freaking awesome.
Ghee by OPOS
OPOS Ghee "Golden Goddess" ! - "Only 9 mins Ma!!"
Very Important - PLEASE NOTICE THE DIFFERENT SHADES OF GHEE AND REFER TO MY NOTES AT THE BOTTOM!!!
Isn't she beautiful guys?!?! She just stole my heart and I can't stop staring at her even though I told everyone that I'm straight...
Now, let me come back to earth...
Don't you feel awesome when you can make things at home with minimal time, effort, cost and taste far better than what you get from store?? You can proudly say that u OWN this product and it's YOUR piece of art!
We did OPOS Paneer and now, it's time to make our THE "Royal oil" of India, OPOS Ghee! My food, my way so I"m naming her as THE "Golden Goddess"!
Ingredients:
- Block of unsalted butter at ROOM temperature (I used: 12%, 454 g (1lb))
- Few curry leaves (I used 5 curry leaves)
Method:
- Place all in a 2L SS PC and cook it in med-low flame (#7, Elec. stove) for 9 mins with weight.
- Remove it exactly when your pressure-release valve starts to make a hissing noise bit louder than the 1st hiss u heard. It took 9 mins (8:57 to be exact).
- DON'T wait for the whistle and please DON't panic!
How to get DIFFERENT shades: (Optional)
- The above procedure is standard one to get a perfect aromatic and tastier ghee but if you like to have different shades:
- Once the pressure is released completely, cook it in an open PC in low flame or simmer until it reaches the shade you prefer. It will caramelize so Keep an eye on it and Don't let it burn! (Refer to my Golden bronze color ghee picture)
TIPS/ Observations & Taste:
- Important!! - Make sure that the butter is in the ROOM temperature. If you take it out from the fridge, please let it stand on the counter for few mins or hrs to reach the room temperature.
- Since i didn't wait for the whistle, no oil spills or any danger!
- Please DON'T put your face close to the PC to hear the hissing noise or to smell the aroma or to check if it's leaving any burning smell.
- No burning at all.
- Curry leaves remove the butter taste and make the ghee more flavorful and aromatic.
- Little sediment was accumulated at the bottom so filter the ghee slowly. (Please refer to the SBS collage picture). It's OK if you got bit of it when you filter, it will get settle at the bottom. If you're a perfectionist like me and want to get 100% sediment-free ghee, filter it again... haha..
- My gorgeous Golden yellow is the standard one and no compromise in taste or aroma. House is filled with fresh ghee aroma!
- 454g (1lb) 12% butter yielded exactly 330ml of ghee which will cost me a fortune if i want to buy it here and also an extra trip to Indian grocery store just for that. Small bottle of ghee is $6-7 here but i spent only $2.50 for a block of butter which gave me more than a cup of fresh homemade ghee!!! Yay!!!!!
- My gorgeous Golden bronze has an excellent taste and aroma also but the quantity was little less than my yellow one due to the extra caramelize process.
To be honest, I was kind of debating in my mind if my 1st trial yellow ghee is successful or not since most of the ghee pictures that i saw online are golden bronze. My mom was constantly encouraging me to post this because she finds it so perfect based on the taste, color and aroma.The ghee we get here are yellow creamy ones only so thanks to her for giving me the confidence to share this with you guys. I got the golden bronze color in my 2nd trial using caramelize process.
For sure i made my mom very happy since i saved her few extra bucks and mainly, no more last minute bugging to get me the gee from Indian grocery store whether it's rain or snow... She is very impressed that it was done in OPOS way and so simple. "Only 9 mins ma!!"
You got to try this to experience what i felt and to surprise everyone at home....
PC means Pressure Cooker. One whistle means one pressure release. OPOS - One Pot One Shot cooking. Made my well know food industrialist called Rama Krishnan from Tamil Nadu. U can Google OPOS recipes in Google for good Indian recipes. Made easy while cooking in cooker