Ghee: properties and composition, use and storage

Many people think that ghee is ordinary butter, which they decided to melt, however, this opinion is wrong. These products vary in taste, aroma, texture, which affects their properties. This article describes the features that distinguish a baked product, recommendations for its storage, use, and so on.

Ghee is obtained from butter by exposure to high temperature. From the creamy product remove impurities, moisture, dairy. The baked product, made according to the rules, has a pleasant peanut smell, an amber shade. This oil is stored longer creamy, it has many wonderful properties.

Melted product has been used in Russia for a long time. Previously, this oil was made continuously, but at the present time dairy products are used more often, and not in all cases are useful. They knew about melted product not only in Russia, but also in other countries - for example, in India. There he was called "ghee" (gi). Indians more actively apply it for treatment, care of hair, skin and cooking.

To get a baked product, emit fat from the cream.

When frying it will not smoke and foam. Melted butter hardens well even without a refrigerator: usually it takes about a day.

This oil is quite high in calories: per 100 g - 892 kcal. However, on condition of moderate consumption, the melted product will not cause excess fat deposits. BZH ghee:

• carbohydrates - 0 g;
• Fat - 99 g;
• proteins - 0.2 g

In the melted product there are polyunsaturated, monounsaturated, saturated fatty acids. It also contains vitamins (groups B, D, E, A), minerals:

• zinc;
• magnesium;
• potassium;
• copper;
• sodium;
• manganese;
• calcium;
• iron;
• phosphorus.

Melted product is very good for people. Its benefits are as follows.

• Given all the recommendations for the preparation of such a product, it can be used not only for food, but also for treatment. For example, it is often used in traditional medicine.
• Ghee is safe for people and effective. If it is processed based on certain rules, it is only beneficial. This product is used for both outdoor and indoor use.
• This tool can be used when performing massage. Indians believe that it provides the body with healing solar energy, which effectively restores it.
• This product helps with headaches, migraines. To do this, take a small amount of oil and rub it into the place where you feel discomfort (in the temples, forehead).
• Ghee can also treat sore back. It will calm the nerve endings, help to cope with inflammation.
• This oil is very effective for colds: it boosts immunity. It is also used to prevent colds. It will be necessary to rub the feet and palms with oil.
• Melted product helps with depression, weakness. It helps to improve metabolism, production of enzymes, the work of the digestive organs. Ghee has a very good effect on the activity of the gastrointestinal tract.

Baked product can not only positively affect people, but also be harmful to the human body. It is possible to distinguish its following minuses.

• Doctors do not recommend to use this oil to people who are overweight, because it is high in calories. Such a product can cause even more obesity.
• This oil has a lot of cholesterol (as in the usual cream), so it is not recommended to use it too often and in large quantities. Otherwise, then it will be possible to face such a problem as atherosclerosis.
• It is recommended to refuse this baked product in the presence of diseases of the pancreas, liver.

Even if your health is perfect, you should not abuse ghee. Excessive amount of fat has a negative effect on the body.

About the benefits and dangers of ghee, see the next issue of the program "To live healthy!".

To find out whether the ghee is natural, high-quality, you need to check whether it meets several requirements. When choosing a suitable product, you must remember the following:

• quality butter is easy to spread on bread, it is granular;
• the smell of the natural product is very pleasant, it does not foam and does not emit fumes;
• high-quality solid oil is dull, bright yellow, and liquid - transparent yellow;
• This product hardens within 24 hours.

Many are interested in how to cook a baked product at home. There are different ways to create it at home. The classic way of making such an oil involves using a thick-walled container and a rich creamy product (it is recommended to choose a homemade one).

Usually, 1000 g of butter is prepared to make ghee. In total, approximately 750 g of product can be made. According to the traditional recipe, this oil is created as follows.

• Cut the butter (the pieces should be small), put it in the prepared dish and heat over medium heat. The product must be liquid.
• Make the fire slow and leave the oil for another 40 minutes. From time to time white foam will appear on its surface. It will need to be regularly removed.
• Remove the dishes from the stove and pour the oil over the cans. They must be dry and clean. Before this, strain the product using gauze and a sieve.

For cooking ghee you can use the slow cooker. You need to create this product in this order.

• Take the creamy product, cut it and place it in the slow cooker, setting the mode "Quenching".
• When the oil becomes liquid, reduce the temperature by 100 degrees. During cooking it will not be possible to close the lid of the device.
• Soak the butter for about 120 minutes. From time to time you will need to remove the foam, stir the mass.
• Pour the resulting product into a clean dish. His shade in the end should be honey.

This method is well suited in case you need to cook a lot of ghee. However, please note that to prepare 0.5 kg of the product will take at least 90 minutes. Make ghee will need to be so.

• Preheat the oven to 150 degrees. Put the oil in a container with thick walls (leave to the edge of a few centimeters, otherwise it will splash hard), put it in the oven.
• The finished oil should be amber, transparent. When it is ready, remove the container.
• Carefully remove the film from the surface of the oil, strain it and place in a clean dish.

This product is used not only in cooking, but also for cosmetic purposes. From it create a variety of highly effective masks for hair and face care. To prepare such a product for a long time, but the results are worth it, as confirmed by the many positive reviews of the fair sex. Make ghee oil as follows.

• Put the cream in a thick-walled container. Put the oil on a medium heat and let it melt, after which the mass will need to be properly mixed.
• When the product starts to boil, reduce the heat. The oil should continue to boil.
• Appear foam will need to be carefully removed. Mix the mass should not be.
• After some time, water, milk protein and fat are separated from the butter. The water will quickly evaporate: it will be at the top.
• Protein should be white sediment. He is at the bottom. When the shade begins to turn golden, and not white, you will need to turn off the fire.
• Strain the resulting fat using gauze and a sieve. Place it in clean containers.

This oil has a rather strong smell and bitter taste. To cook it, take about 3 tbsp. l pea black pepper on 1,5 kg of butter. Put pepper in gauze and add it to the melted (but not boiled) mass. Then make melted product in the usual way, remove the pepper before filtering.

People who love ghee, celebrate its light nutty smell, pleasant taste. With it, you can fry potatoes, meat, pancakes, scrambled eggs and more. It is often added for deep-frying. Confectioners use ghee to make cakes and other such sweets. Many people like to just smear it on bread.

Melted product helps to cope with a variety of health problems. This tool can be used as follows.

• To get rid of the cold, mix the baked product with cinnamon or cardamom and lubricate the inside of the nose with this product. This method also helps to improve cerebral circulation.
• To get rid of the flu, mix mustard or black pepper with melted food, then from time to time dissolve 1 tsp. such a means.
• Ghee will help to cure the inflamed intestines. To do this, dissolve it in its pure form.
• You can get rid of constipation by rubbing such a remedy in the navel. Another effective way is to create a compress from the oil.
• Add turmeric to the baked product to cure a sore throat with it. Rub it regularly in the throat.
• Sore joints can be lubricated with oil mixed with calendula.
• To improve immunity, you should eat melted product in the morning, pre-mixing it with dried fruit, honey, nuts, spices. It should be borne in mind that for best results, breakfast should consist only of this tool.

Ghee effectively slows down the aging process. It provides hydration, nutrition of the skin, contributes to the process of tissue regeneration. This tool effectively removes accumulated toxins, slags. You can mix melted product, turmeric and mashed potatoes. Spread the resulting mass over the face, wait about a quarter of an hour and remove the mask. It will visibly soften the skin, make it more hydrated.

To get rid of wrinkles, mix a tablespoon of honey, a teaspoon of melted product, a teaspoon of castor oil and a drop of iodine. Spread the mixture over the skin, wait about 120 minutes and remove the product. This mask can not be done too often: it will be enough 2 times a week. It is suitable for storage in the refrigerator.

If you want to get rid of edema, eliminate mimic wrinkles, use an egg mask. Mix the yolk of one egg with the melted product and treat the skin around the eyes with the obtained agent. Ghee has a good effect not only on the skin, but also on the hair. It can be used as follows.

• For fine hair. Combine lemon juice, any vegetable and ghee (the proportions can be any). Apply this mass on your hair, wrap it with a towel, wait a quarter of an hour and remove the mask.
• To strengthen the hair. Make a decoction of 30 g of licorice root, the same amount of calamus root and a liter of water.Connect it with the melted product (the proportions should be equal). Put the mixture on a low heat to get rid of excess liquid. Smear your head with this mass, wait a quarter of an hour and wash off the mask.
• For dry hair. Connect 1 tsp. ghee and olive oils, warm milk. Spread the mask on the hair, wrap them with a towel. Wait a quarter of an hour and wash off the mass.

It is recommended to store the melted product in the refrigerator, in glass containers. You can clean it in the freezer. If you store such a product at room temperature, it usually costs a little longer than six months. Shelf life of oil stored in the refrigerator is about 2 years. The moisture content at which this product can be stored is not more than 90%.