Ghee is clarified butter and is commonly used in Indian food. It has a high smoke point and is a good substitute for oil and butter in many recipes.
It is available in many grocery stores, Indian stores, and even some Costco locations. You can also make ghee at home from store-bought butter or from scratch using milk cream from grass-fed cows.
You can store ghee at room temperature in glass jars and it is shelf stable for almost a year.
Ghee can be used for deep frying, sauteing, stir-frying, making desserts, sweets, and curries, or topping on bread or rice dishes.
Check out this awesome list of Indian recipes that use ghee in cooking. Also, you can always feel free to substitute oil or butter and use ghee in many recipes.
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Bread
Roti - Indian Flatbread
Roti, also known as chapati or phulka is an unleavened Indian flatbread made with stoneground whole wheat flour or atta. Check out how to knead soft roti dough in a bread maker or food processor and make round roti easily.
Roti recipe
Dal Bati
Dal bati churma is a famous Indian dish. Bati is a baked hard bread made with whole wheat flour (atta). Bafla is similar to bati but first boiled and then baked in the oven or air fryer.
Dal bati recipe
Aloo Paratha
Aloo paratha or potato-stuffed flatbread is a popular Indian bread. It makes a satisfying breakfast and is popularly served for lunch, dinner, or weekend brunch. Check out this easy and delicious aloo paratha recipe.
Aloo paratha recipe
Moong Dal Paratha | Indian Lentil Flatbread
Moong dal paratha is a vegan Indian flatbread stuffed made with split yellow lentils and spices. It can be served for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Check out this easy recipe.
Moong dal paratha
Paratha Bread | Lachha Paratha
Paratha bread or lachha paratha is a vegan, multilayered, unleavened, flaky flatbread from the Indian cuisine. It is served in restaurants and is easy to make at home as well. Check out this vegan paratha recipe.
Paratha bread
Dals
Whole Masoor Dal
Brown lentil curry or whole masoor dal is an Indian vegan and gluten-free dish. It is easy to make, nutritious, and high in protein and fiber. Check out how to make whole masoor dal in an instant pot.
Whole masoor dal recipe
Mung Beans
Mung beans curry is a vegan and gluten-free Indian dish made with whole mung beans. It is best served with Indian bread or rice. Check out how to make mung beans in an instant pot without soaking them.
Mung beans recipe
Masoor Dal Instant Pot
Masoor dal is a vegan and gluten-free Indian red lentil curry. It is served with rice and Indian bread like roti. It is perfect for weekday meals and for meal planning. Check out how to make masoor dal in the Instant Pot.
Instant Pot masoor dal
Green Moong Dal
Green moong dal curry or split green lentil curry is a vegan and gluten-free Indian dish. It is served with rice or Indian bread. Check out how to make green moong dal without soaking in the Instant Pot.
Green moong dal
Dal Palak In Instant Pot (Spinach Dal)
Dal palak or spinach dal is a nutritious Indian lentil dish. It is vegan, gluten-free, and a kid-friendly dish served with Indian bread or rice. Check out how to make spinach dal in the Instant Pot using moong dal.
Dal palak recipe
Toor Dal
Toor dal or split pigeon peas is a lentil and is popularly used to make dal tadka. It is vegan, gluten-free, and served with Indian bread or rice dishes. This is a quick and easy recipe to make toor dal in an instant pot without soaking.
toor dal recipe
Panchmel Dal
This is a delicious, hearty, vegan and gluten free recipe of mixed lentils. It is popularly known as panchmel or panchratna dal. Serve it with Indian flatbread and rice for a satisfying meal
Panchmel Dal
Rice
Instant Pot Khichdi
Khichdi or kitchari is a popular Indian comfort food and a goto vegetarian food when sick. Instant Pot khichdi is a one-pot meal made with mixed dal, rice, spices, vegetables and ghee. It can be easily customized to taste. It is gluten-free and can be easily made vegan.
Instant Pot khichdi
Peas Pulao | Instant Pot and Stovetop
Pulao is a popular Indian rice dish. This is an easy recipe to make peas pulao or peas pilaf in Instant Pot. Peas pulao is vegan and gluten-free and can be made for lunch or dinner. This is a kid-friendly recipe and can be served with dal, kadhi (yogurt soup), or raitha (yogurt condiment).
Peas pulao
Mushroom Pulao | Instant Pot & Stovetop
This mushroom pulao or mushroom rice is a vegan, gluten-free, one-pot Indian mushroom dish. It is perfect for a weeknight dinner or for a potluck. Check out this easy recipe to make mushroom pulao in an electric pressure cooker like an Instant Pot or on the stovetop.
Mushroom pulao recipe
Desserts
Nan Khatai | Indian Cookies
Nan khatai are popular Indian cookies served as a snack with tea. This is an easy recipe to make nan khatai at home in the oven or in the air fryer.
Indian cookies recipe
Carrot Halwa
Carrot halwa or gajar halwa is an Indian carrot pudding. It is a gluten-free dessert and can be made vegan. This is an easy recipe to make carrot halwa in the Instant Pot with just 4 main ingredients!
Gajar halwa recipe
Moong Dal Halwa
Moong dal halwa is a traditional Indian dessert made with split yellow lentils or moong dal. It is gluten-free. Check out how to make instant pot moong dal halwa recipe with soaked moong dal.
Moong dal halwa
Dudhi Halwa
Dudhi halwa or lauki halwa is an Indian dessert made with bottlegourd (calabash). It is an easy dessert to make for any occasion. This is an easy recipe to make bottlegourd halwa in instant pot.
Dudhi halwa
Sesame Laddu | Til Laddu
Sesame seeds ladoo or til ke laddu is sesame jaggery balls, an Indian sweet and snack. They are made during festivals and especially during the kite-flying Makar Sankranti festival. Check out this easy recipe to make soft til laddu with white sesame seeds and jaggery.
Til ladoo
Vermicelli Kheer (Instant Pot & Stovetop)
Vermicelli kheer also known as sheer khurma, seviyan kheer, is an Indian dessert made with milk and noodles. It can be served warm or chilled and can be easily made in an Instant Pot or on the stovetop.
Vermicelli kheer
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aadvikfoods says
This is a fantastic collection of ghee-based recipes! I love how you included both everyday meals and delicious desserts the variety makes it easy to cook with ghee in so many ways. Thanks for the inspiration and clear ideas!