ghee

[ gee ]

/ gi /

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noun

a kind of liquid butter, used especially in the cooking of India, made from the milk of cows or buffaloes and clarified by boiling.

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Origin of ghee

First recorded in 1655–65, ghee is from the Hindi word ghī

Words nearby ghee

ghazi, Ghaziabad, Ghazzah, GHB, Gheber, ghee, Ghent, Gheorghiu, Gheorghiu-Dej, gherao, gherkin

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How to use ghee in a sentence

They serve the ultimate comfort food — everything creamy, greasy, and covered in ghee.
The American Dream in the Back of a Sunoco|Trisha Gopal|May 26, 2021|Eater
Each layer got 15 to 20 minutes to turn brown before being bathed in yet another ghee and butter mixture — “for better viscosity and taste” — and covered with more liquid.
How I Tried (and Failed) And Tried Again to Master the Goan Bebinca Cake|Joanna Lobo|April 1, 2021|Eater
It was the ghee that gave each layer the lovely sheen and slight caramelization, or leopard spots.
How I Tried (and Failed) And Tried Again to Master the Goan Bebinca Cake|Joanna Lobo|April 1, 2021|Eater
To this, we added ghee, then more batter for the second layer.
How I Tried (and Failed) And Tried Again to Master the Goan Bebinca Cake|Joanna Lobo|April 1, 2021|Eater

Using clarified butter or ghee would erase this worry, but those are items that I don’t tend to keep on hand.
How to make crispy shredded hash browns part of your breakfast rotation|Aaron Hutcherson|March 19, 2021|Washington Post
You can also use sunflower oil or ghee, which is essentially clarified butter.
Oil Pulling: Miracle Cure or Oily Mess?|DailyBurn|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A brief search brought to light a quantity of ghee, boiled rice and dried peas.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Forward goes your strength tending heavenward, rich in offerings, with the ladle full of ghee.
Sacred Books of the East|Various
The less liquid residue, mixed with ground-nut oil, is sold as an inferior kind of ghee.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
Of course a large quantity of ghee is added to it, and at the time of eating milk is taken.
The Hindoos as they Are|Shib Chunder Bose
They had a big meal, but perhaps grumbled a little at so much bread without any ghee.
Birds in London|W. H. Hudson

British Dictionary definitions for ghee

ghee

/ (ɡiː) /

noun

butter, clarified by boiling, used in Indian cookery

Word Origin for ghee

C17: from Hindi ghī, from Sanskrit ghri sprinkle

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