what is ghee? beautiful golden yellow liquid nectar, delightfully yummy oily
and good for you! Technically ghee is unsalted butter that's been cooked for a
long time on low heat. The water content evaporates completely and the milk
solids separate and are removed, leaving behind a pure golden oil with a
delicious nutty like flavor and aroma. Some call it clarified butter or even
Indian clarified butter referring to its origins but neither are totally correct.
It's more like a variation of clarified butter that originated in India but I
call it necessary to make any meal more grounding oily and delicious. It's
popping up everywhere lately and it's definitely showing up in the news as a
new superfood, necessary for the keto diet and a top pick for your bullet
coffee. But ghee has been used for thousands of years in Ayurveda and
not just as a food, sure it's used for cooking but also therapeutically both
internally and externally and even in religious ceremonies. I was introduced to
ghee through Banyan botanicals several years ago and I've been heavily addicted
ever since. I go through about one to two jars a
week! My Ayurvedic type is Vata, so I could use the extra oil. Ghee has this
awesome quality of increasing the juices of the body and provides ease of
movement and transport of nutrients. It is lubricating and protecting while my body
tends to feel dry, stiff and sometimes even fragile. In the same way ghee can help
with moving toxins and waste out of the body and
if you've ever experienced constipation, you know how helpful this can be! You
don't have to be a Vata ayurvedic Constitution to experience all the
benefits of ghee though, Pittas and Kaphas can use a little help to
properly lubricate the body, protect the tissues and keep waste and toxins moving
out of the body - oh and you can also act as a fuel for the digestive fire
keeping it burning strong, so ghee is pretty much good for everybody!
one quick note you may be wondering is ghee dairy-free? Technically it's made from
a butter product but it has gone through a clarification process which strips
away the parts of butter that are most difficult to digest: lactose, casein and
whey proteins. Which means that this is the one dairy product that those with
lactose intolerance and other sensitivities can often eat. I use ghee
in the kitchen daily! It's really quite versatile compared to other cooking oils.
It has a high smoke point so it's good for sauteing or frying, it can be used to
bake, it can be used as a topping added by the spoonful or melted and drizzled
on top of your dish. I guess basically you can use it everywhere you would use
butter but more! Oh and it's shelf stable so that means you don't have to
refrigerate it and it lasts for a really long time like years
if you don't contaminate it with food or water so just always remember to use a
clean spoon. The truth is over the years I've come to love and respect this
nourishing and nutritious food it's supported my body and helped to keep me
strong and healthy I love it so much and I've actually started to use it in place
of all kinds of other products as well think about it ghee is a purified
substance that's protective and lubricating, it's natural, it's a single
ingredient and it has massive benefits for the body, to me is the holy grail of
all-purpose products! It's a moisturiser for my skin, it's
great for massage, it's an eye cream or and eye makeup remover,
it's a lip balm, it's a curl protector, it's a shaving cream, it's a skin soother
ideal for comforting diaper rash, it's a cutting board polisher,
it's a zipper un-sticker, it's a shoe polish, it's a squeaky door fixer,
it's a goggle fog repeller! One last important one- it's a great cleanser for
the internal body. If you want to learn more about that just click our link in
description. Yes, Ghee is a fat, but there's no need to fear this one, with all the
awesome benefits that it has for your body, this is a good one. Just make sure
you keep your intake in line with what's best for you. Do you use ghee? What do you
think? Leave us a comment and tell us, oh and give us a like if you love yummy
tummy healthy oily food. Thanks for watching and we'll see you soon