Desi ghee hamare khanon ki jaan hai — daal ka tarka ho, garma garam paratha ho ya suji ka halwa. Bazaar ka ghee aksar milawati hota hai, jabke ghar ka bana desi ghee khushboo, zaiqay aur bharose mein lajawab hai. Yahan woh tarika hai jo hamare gaon mein naslon se chala aa raha hai: malai → dahi → makhan → ghee.
Zaroori Cheezein
- Bhains ke khalis doodh ki malai (7 se 10 din ki jama ki hui)
- Ek chamach dahi (jaag)
- Lakri ki madhani ya bilona
- Thanda pani ya barf
- Mote tale wali kadhai ya patila
- Malmal ka kapra ya baareek chhalni, aur saaf sookha kaanch ka jar
Step 1: Malai Jama Karein
Roz doodh ubaal kar thanda karein, upar jami malai utaar kar ek saaf steel ya mitti ke bartan mein dalte jayein aur fridge ya thandi jagah rakhein. Pehli malai mein ek chamach dahi mila dein taake malai halki khatti hoti rahe — isi se ghee ki asal desi khushboo aati hai. Har dafa nayi malai daal kar chamach se mila dein.
Step 2: Malai ko Bilona
Jab 7-10 din ki malai jama ho jaye to raat ko bahar nikaal kar normal hone dein. Subah is mein thanda pani (ya barf ke tukre) milayein aur lakri ki madhani se bilona shuru karein. 10-15 minute mein makhan alag ho kar upar aa jata hai aur neeche patli lassi reh jati hai.
Step 3: Makhan Dhoyein
Makhan ko haath se ikattha kar ke 2-3 dafa thande pani mein dhoyein taake lassi bilkul nikal jaye. Bachi hui lassi phainkein nahi — namak aur bhuna zeera daal kar piyein ya kadhi mein istemal karein.
Step 4: Ghee Pakayein
Makhan ko mote tale wali kadhai mein dheemi aanch par pighlaein. Pehle jhaag aayega, phir aawaz kam hogi aur ghee saaf hone lagega. Neeche bhoori khurchan jamegi. Jab ghee bilkul saaf aur sunehra ho jaye aur saundhi khushboo aaye, to foran aanch band kar dein.
Desi tip: aakhir mein ek paan ka patta ya chand dane methi daal dein — ghee ki khushboo barhti hai aur rang saaf aata hai.
Step 5: Chhaan kar Mehfooz Karein
Ghee ko thora thanda kar ke malmal ke kapre se chhaan lein aur saaf, sookhe kaanch ke jar mein bhar lein. Theek se jamne par khalis ghee danedar ho jata hai. Hamesha sookha chamach istemal karein — pani laga to ghee jaldi kharab hota hai. Is tarah ghee kai mahine theek rehta hai.
Kitna Ghee Banega?
Andazan 1 kilo malai se 400 se 500 gram ghee banta hai. Bhains ke doodh ki malai se ghee zyada aur safed-sunehra banta hai; gaye ke doodh se kam magar zyada peela ghee banta hai.
Khurchan ka Mazaa
Kadhai mein bachi khurchan phainkein nahi! Is mein thori shakkar ya gurr mila kar bachon ko dein, ya aate mein goondh kar meethi roti banayein — gaon ka purana mazay wala tareeqa.
Ghee ke liye malai jitni achi hogi, ghee utna hi zyada aur khushbudar banega. Achi malai ke liye bhains ke doodh aur malai ki quality wala blog parhein.


