noun
- clarified butter used in Indian cooking, made by heating butter until the water evaporates and the milk solids separate
Examples
- She heated ghee in the pan before adding the spices.
- Traditional Indian recipes often call for ghee instead of regular butter.
- The cook made fresh ghee by slowly melting butter and straining out the solids.
- Ghee has a higher smoke point than regular butter, making it ideal for frying.
- The restaurant uses ghee to give their naan bread its rich flavor.
- You can store ghee at room temperature for several weeks.