Ghee Roast Dosa: Batter, Tawa Heat and When to Add the Ghee
How to make a crisp ghee roast dosa: thin fermented batter, a hot seasoned tawa, ghee added once the batter sets, and ghee per dosa in...
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The Himdhara Journal
Field notes on the method, purity testing and how the sourcing actually works. Written by the people doing it.
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Ghee Podi Idli: The Podi, the Cut, the Tempering, the Ghee
Ghee podi idli as technique: a starting-point podi of urad dal, chana dal, sesame and chilli, cutting chilled idlis, the tempering, and ghee per plate in...
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Besan Ladoo Recipe with Ghee: Ratio, Roasting and Calories
Besan ladoo as technique: a 2:1:1 besan, ghee and sugar ratio, slow roasting until nutty, ghee in stages, sugar once warm, and calories per ladoo from...
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How to Make Ghee from Butter: Steps, Signs and the Science
Melt unsalted butter, boil off its water and stop when the bubbling quietens and the solids turn golden. The steps, the end-point signs and the FSSAI...
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Ghee vs Sunflower Oil: Fats, Vitamin E and Best Uses
Ghee vs sunflower oil on USDA figures: ghee's fat is two-thirds saturated, sunflower oil's mostly linoleic or, if high-oleic, oleic. Vitamin E, frying, ICMR-NIN.
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Ghee vs Rice Bran Oil: Fats, Vitamin E, Oryzanol and Uses
Ghee vs rice bran oil per tablespoon on USDA figures: fat split, vitamin E, FSSAI's oryzanol rule, smoke points, the lipid trials and where each fits.
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Ghee Testing Kit: What Home and Lab Tests Can Really Detect
What a ghee testing kit can and cannot detect: FSSAI's iodine check finds starch, but vegetable fat, A2 status, method and age need more than any...
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Ghee Pongal Recipe: Rice, Dal, Water and Ghee, Step by Step
Ven pongal as technique: the rice to moong dal ratio, roasting the dal, water for pot and cooker, the ghee tempering, calories worked out and safe...
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Ghee Mysore Pak: Ratios, Syrup Stage and Calories per Piece
Ghee Mysore pak as technique: the syrup stage, hot ghee added in stages, soft versus hard ratios, and calories per piece worked out from USDA figures.
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Ghee Making Machine for Home: Which Machine Does Which Job
A ghee making machine is one of four: cream separator, curd churner, motorised bilona or ghee boiler. What each replaces, what it cannot, and what to...
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Purana Ghrita (Aged Ghee): What It Is and What Ageing Does
Purana ghrita is ghee kept for years on purpose. What the Ayurvedic age terms mean, what lab studies show happens to stored ghee, and what FSSAI's...
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Oil Pulling with Ghee: What Dentists and the Evidence Say
No trial has tested oil pulling with ghee. What the oil pulling reviews found, why the American Dental Association does not recommend it, and what to...
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Ghee Rice Recipe: Rice, Water and Ghee Ratios, Step by Step
Ghee rice (neychoru) as technique: which rice, how to soak it, water and ghee per cup with calories worked out, the steps, and how to cool...
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Ghee for Burns: Should You Put Ghee on a Burn or Scald?
No. The NHS and WHO say cool running water, not ghee, butter or oil. What first-aid bodies advise, what the evidence on ghee shows, and when...
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Ghee for Baby Massage: Is It Safe? What the Guidelines Say
No trial has tested ghee for baby massage. What Cochrane, WHO, the NHS and Indian paediatricians say about massage and oils, and why to ask your...
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Ghee on Feet at Night: Does a Bedtime Foot Rub Help Sleep?
No study has tested ghee rubbed on the feet at night. What foot massage trials show for sleep, what the NHS advises for insomnia, and who...
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Does Ghee Break a Fast? Intermittent Fasting, Vrat and Calories
A teaspoon of ghee carries about 45 kcal, so it ends a water-only fast. Whether it breaks your fast depends on the rules: 16:8, 5:2, vrat...
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Shilajit FSSAI Rules: Food Licence or Ayurvedic Drug Licence?
Shilajit in India is sold either as an FSSAI-licensed food supplement or as an Ayurvedic medicine. What each route requires and what the label must show.
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