Vedic Bilona Method · Gir Cow A2

गिर गाय का A2 घी

Hand-churned A2 ghee from grass-fed Gir cows — made the slow bilona way from curd, never machine cream. Golden, danedar and gloriously aromatic.

  • Curd-churned by the 2-way bilona method — never cream
  • A2 beta-casein milk from free-grazing Gir cows
  • Lab-tested every batch — report published openly
Rs. 999.00

Inclusive of all taxes · Free shipping above ₹999

In stock — churned fresh

Size Bigger packs cost less per unit
This option is sold out — a fresh batch is being churned.

Leave your email and we'll write to you the moment it's back in stock:

Done — we've saved your email. You'll hear from us the day this is back.

Hmm, that didn't go through — please check the email and try again.

Refill — remind me to reorder

5% OFF REFILL

No auto-charge, no subscription. Just choose how often you want it, and we'll WhatsApp you a 5% refill discount when your jar is due. We churn in small batches and keep only about a week's stock.

Done — your 5% refill nudge will arrive on WhatsApp with your order. Cancel with one reply, anytime.

1
Dispatch Mon–Sat · not on Sundays & public holidays
Love it, or we'll make it right COD available (up to ₹50,000) Secure checkout
  • Curd-churned by hand — the two-way bilona method, never machine cream.
  • A2 beta-casein milk from free-grazing, grass-fed Gir cows.
  • Lab report published for every batch — view reports · FSSAI 10724999001232
  • One ingredient. Nothing else in the jar.

Order today

Dispatches by

Delivered by

Free shipping above ₹999 · Ships worldwide to 125+ countries · Premium couriers only — BlueDart, DHL, FedEx & Amazon

UPIGPayVisaMastercardAmexPayPalCOD

Earn KachiGhaani Rewards on this order — up to 10% off your next one.

Shipping & delivery
  • Packed and dispatched within 1–2 business days, from that week's churn.
  • India: express delivery in 3–7 business days · free above ₹999.
  • Worldwide: 125+ countries, typically 8–14 days, duties shown at checkout.
  • Cash on Delivery available across India up to ₹50,000.
Why premium pricing?

Hand-churned bilona ghee simply costs more to make than ghee spun out of cream or butter. We could match a cheaper jar's price tomorrow — we'd just have to give one of these up:

  • Made from Gir cow A2 milk — never mixed with A1 or buffalo milk
  • Curd-churned the Vedic bilona way — 25–28 litres of milk for one litre of ghee
  • Slow wood-fired simmering in the kadhai — never machine-separated cream
  • Grass-fed desi cows, ethically kept — and a fair price paid to the gaushala

A cheaper ghee has to give up one of these — usually the milk, the method, or the cows. We're not willing to give up any of them.

Bilona-churned

Curd first, then the slow two-way hand churn — the Vedic method, not machine cream.

Gir cow A2 milk

From free-grazing indigenous Gir cows, milked with care.

Lab report, every batch

Independently tested — and every report is published openly.

One ingredient

Only A2 milk curd. Nothing added, ever.

Why families keep it

One golden jar, daily rituals

Golden aroma, danedar soul

Slow kadhai simmering gives true danedar (grainy) texture and a nutty aroma that fills the kitchen — the signature of curd-churned bilona ghee.

Good fats, the Ayurvedic way

A2 ghee is prized in Ayurveda for digestion and nourishment — a spoonful over rotis, dals and khichdi is the original superfood.

Fry fearlessly

Ghee's high smoke point (~250°C) makes it beautiful for tadka, frying and festive sweets — stable where seed oils break down.

Proof, not promises

Don't take our word for it

Take the lab's. And the certifiers'. And the word of families in 125+ countries.

Lab reports, published

Every batch is third-party tested for purity — and we publish the reports for anyone to read.

View lab reports →

Certified end to end

FSSAI 10724999001232 · ISO 9001:2015 · ISO 22000:2018 · GMP · HACCP · Halal · USFDA-registered for exports.

Sold across the world

The same jars sell on Amazon US, Amazon UAE, Amazon India, Noon and Walmart — and ship from here to 125+ countries.

Rated 4.9★ by families

241+ verified Google reviews for the brand — earned one honest jar at a time.

"Either love your items, or we will make it right for you."
— Our promise, on every single order

Daily use

A little goes a long way

In the kitchen

A spoonful over dal-chawal, rotis and khichdi — or use it for tadka and festive mithai.

Morning ritual

A teaspoon with warm water on an empty stomach — the classic Ayurvedic start to the day.

For little ones

A little ghee in every meal — the traditional strength-builder generations grew up on.

In detail

The full story

गिर गाय का A2 घी — मशीनों के आने से बहुत पहले भारतीय रसोई में घी जिस तरह बनता था, ठीक उसी तरह बनाया गया: हाथ से बिलोया गया दही, मशीन की मलाई से नहीं। दूध गुजरात की खुली चराई वाली गिर गायों का है, जिनके दूध में A1 के बजाय A2 बीटा-केसीन प्रोटीन होता है। जार में जो जमता है वह गहरा सुनहरा और दानेदार होता है, उस मेवेदार सुगंध के साथ जो केवल धीमी, लकड़ी की आँच पर पकाने से आती है।

यह घी गुजरात के गिर क्षेत्र की एक गौशाला में तैयार किया जाता है। यहाँ गायों को सदैव "गौमाता" माना जाता है। दूध प्राचीन भारतीय "दोहन" परंपरा से निकाला जाता है: हमारे शास्त्रों के अनुसार बछड़े को गौमाता के दो "अंचल" पिलाए जाते हैं और शेष दो मनुष्यों सहित अन्य जीवों के लिए दुहे जाते हैं। गौपालन का यह तरीका धीमा और कोमल है, और यही एक कारण है कि इस घी की कीमत इतनी है।

वैदिक बिलोना प्रक्रिया क्या है? पूरे दूध का उपयोग होता है, केवल मलाई का नहीं। उसी पूरे दूध से दही जमाया जाता है, और दही को — मलाई को नहीं — लकड़ी के बिलोने से दोनों दिशाओं में लंबे समय तक बिलोया जाता है। जो मक्खन अलग होता है उसे पीतल या मिट्टी के बर्तन में लकड़ी की आँच पर धीरे-धीरे पकाया जाता है। यह प्रक्रिया बहुत धीमी है और एक लीटर देसी घी के लिए 25-28 लीटर दूध लगता है। धीमी आँच ही सुगंध, दाना और सुनहरा रंग बचाए रखती है; तेज़ औद्योगिक ताप तीनों को समाप्त कर देता है।

रंग मिलाया नहीं गया है। यह घास चरने वाली गिर गायों के दूध में मौजूद बीटा-कैरोटीन से आता है — इसी कारण भैंस का घी, जिसकी वसा में कैरोटीन नहीं होता, तुलना में सफेद दिखता है। महर्षि चरक ने गाय के घी के रंग की तुलना "ओजस" के रंग से की है, वह सार-ऊर्जा जिसे शास्त्रीय ग्रंथ हृदय में स्थित बताते हैं, और घी को 'सत्त्व' (सत्य या शुद्धता), स्मृति, बुद्धि, सौंदर्य और ओजस को बढ़ाने वाला कहा है। हम इसे आयुर्वेदिक परंपरा के रूप में साझा करते हैं, चिकित्सकीय सलाह के रूप में नहीं।

आपकी रसोई में: गरम दाल, खिचड़ी या ताज़ी फुलकी पर एक चम्मच; तड़के के लिए; हलवा, लड्डू और त्योहारी मिठाई के लिए; और तेज़ आँच पर पकाने के लिए, जहाँ घी अधिकांश तेलों से कहीं बेहतर टिकता है। सूखे चम्मच के साथ कमरे के तापमान पर रखें — फ्रिज की ज़रूरत नहीं। लगभग 12 महीने चलता है। सर्दियों में घी जम जाता है और गर्मियों में पिघल जाता है, और दाना भी उसी के साथ आता-जाता है। दोनों सामान्य हैं।

FSSAI लाइसेंस 10724999001232 के तहत हमारी USFDA-पंजीकृत इकाई में पैक किया गया।
हम पूरे विश्व में शिपिंग करते हैं। संपर्क करें अपने अंतरराष्ट्रीय ऑर्डर के लिए। यहाँ क्लिक करें और हमें व्हाट्सएप संदेश भेजें

Make an honest kitchen choice

Which ghee is yours?

Three jars that all say “ghee” on the shelf — compared the way a thoughtful buyer would.

This gheeGir Cow A2 GheeBuffalo GheeRegular Dairy Ghee
Milk sourceFree-grazing indigenous Gir cows — one breed, one herd, A2 beta-casein by lineageBuffalo milk — no A2 lineage, and a much higher fat contentPooled cross-bred herd milk — largely A1 beta-casein
How it's madeCurd-churned by hand, the two-way bilona way — slow, small batchUsually machine cream-separated, then clarifiedCream-separated and clarified at industrial scale
Colour & grainGolden and danedar — the colour is natural beta-carotene from green fodderChalky white and dense — buffalo milk fat carries no carotenePale, smooth, uniform paste
AromaDeep, nutty caramel from the slow bilona simmerFlat and mildly milkyFaint and standardised
Ayurvedic standingCow ghee — the ghee the classical texts prize (goghrita)Traditionally considered heavier and harder to digestNot distinguished in the classical texts
On the stomachLight enough for a daily spoonfulHeavier and denserVaries batch to batch
Milk per litre of ghee25–28 litres of A2 Gir milk for a single litre~15–18 litres — higher fat, so cheaper to make~20–25 litres of pooled milk
Testing & complianceLab report published every batch · FSSAI · ISO 9001 · ISO 22000 · GMP · HACCP · Halal · USFDA-registered for exportsRarely publishedRarely published
Best forDaily cooking, tadka and sweets — and abhyanga & panchakarmaRich sweets where the extra weight is wantedVolume cooking
Shelf lifeAround 12 months, kept cool and dryAround 12 months9–12 months — handling varies

Comparisons reflect typical market practice · Ayurvedic guidance per traditional texts — not medical advice.

From our kitchen to yours

What a spoonful of real ghee can do

The simplest test of good ghee is a halwa. Danedar ghee melts into the atta and gives the sheera its shine — cream-made ghee just makes it greasy.

The recipe

Aate ka Sheera — the 15-minute prasad

15 minutes·Serves 4

What you need

  • ½ cup Gir Cow A2 Ghee
  • ½ cup whole wheat atta
  • ½ cup Organic Jaggery, grated
  • 1½ cups hot water
  • A pinch of cardamom
  • A few slivered almonds

How it's made

  1. 1

    Melt the ghee in a heavy kadhai on low heat — it should shimmer, never smoke.

  2. 2

    Add the atta and roast slowly, stirring, until it turns deep golden and the kitchen fills with a nutty aroma. This step is the whole dish — give it 8–10 minutes and don't rush it.

  3. 3

    Dissolve the jaggery in hot water and pour it in slowly. Stand back — it will splutter.

  4. 4

    Stir until the halwa thickens and begins to leave the sides of the pan, then fold in the cardamom.

  5. 5

    Rest two minutes, scatter the almonds over, and serve warm.

Made with our jaggery instead of sugar, this is the version our own families eat.

From our families

What customers say

Voices of our valued customers

Also available where you already shop

From our kadhai to the world's shelves

India USA UAE Middle East Global

Good to know

You asked, we answered

Tell me about your Gir Cow A2 Ghee.

It's made from the milk of indigenous Gir cows, which naturally yields A2 protein, and prepared with traditional care to preserve its golden colour, granular texture and that unmistakable homemade aroma. It's shelf-stable, doesn't need refrigeration, and pairs perfectly with our oils in a well-stocked kitchen.

Does A2 ghee need to be refrigerated?

Not at all! Store it in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, and always use a clean, completely dry spoon. Moisture is the only real enemy here. Granulation over time is perfectly normal and is often a sign of traditional preparation.

Is your ghee made by the traditional bilona method?

It is made the traditional way — milk from indigenous Gir cows set to curd, churned, and the butter then simmered down slowly, rather than ghee separated straight from cream. That is what gives it the granular texture, the deep golden colour and the aroma people recognise from home. It is slower and it yields less, which is a fair part of why A2 ghee costs what it does.

Can I deep fry in ghee, and how much heat will it take?

Ghee handles heat better than any of our oils — the milk solids and water have already been cooked out of it, which is precisely why traditional Indian kitchens fried in it. It is comfortable with deep frying, tempering and roasting alike. Just do not leave it unattended on a high flame; well-made ghee browns beautifully and then burns quickly.

Why is A2 ghee so much more expensive than regular ghee?

Indigenous Gir cows give far less milk than crossbred and exotic breeds, and the traditional curd-and-churn method yields far less ghee per litre than the industrial cream route. Add genuine A2 herds being scarce and slow to build, and the arithmetic simply lands where it lands. We would rather explain the price honestly than quietly change the method.

Can I use this ghee for pooja and for diyas?

Yes — pure cow ghee is the traditional choice for a diya and for havan, and ours is nothing but ghee. Many families keep a small jar aside for the puja room and use the rest in the kitchen. If you light lamps daily, do also look at our Diya Oil, which is made for exactly that purpose and costs considerably less.

Still wondering about something? WhatsApp us — a real human replies in minutes · or read all FAQs.

Certified, audited, trustedShop with confidence — every claim on this page is backed by a certificate or a lab report.
FSSAI licensedFSSAI · Lic. 10724999001232
ISO 9001:2015 certifiedISO 9001:2015
ISO 22000:2018 certifiedISO 22000:2018
GMP certifiedGMP certified
USFDA registeredUSFDA registered
Halal certifiedHalal certified
IAF accreditedIAF accredited
HACCPCERTIFIEDHazard control
गिर गाय का A2 घीIn stock · churned fresh

From our kitchen

What to cook with it

Real Indian recipes that use this, with every step written plainly.

Round grainy wheat and ghee laddoos studded with almonds and pistachios on a bronze plate
Festive Sweet

Atta Pinni

Prep 20 min Cook 45 min Serves 18

See the recipe
Golden khichuri with cauliflower, potato and cashews, melted ghee shining, served on a leaf plate
Lunch

Bhoger Khichuri

Prep 25 min Cook 45 min Serves 5

See the recipe
Smoky mashed brinjal glistening with mustard oil, topped with coriander in a black clay bowl
Dinner

Baingan Bharta

Prep 15 min Cook 35 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Idli with Milagai Podi, three soft white idlis on a round steel plate, one split open with steam rising from the crack
Breakfast

Idli with Milagai Podi (Gunpowder)

Prep 30 min Cook 40 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Murukku, a pile of pale golden thenkuzhal murukku coils
Snack

Murukku (Thenkuzhal)

Prep 25 min Cook 35 min Serves 8

See the recipe
Bhoger Labra, a thick mixed vegetable stew in deep orange and gold, chunks of pumpkin half collapsed, wedges of potato
Side Dish

Bhoger Labra

Prep 25 min Cook 45 min Serves 6

See the recipe
Besan laddoo topped with pistachio on a brass plate, with a lit diya behind
Festive Sweet

Besan Laddoo

Prep 10 min Cook 30 min Serves 16

See the recipe
Bisi Bele Bath, a generous mound of thick brick-orange bisi bele bath in a heavy brass vessel, visible cubes of carrot
Lunch

Bisi Bele Bath

Prep 25 min Cook 45 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Dal Makhani, near-black glossy lentil curry, thick enough to hold ladle marks
Dinner

Dal Makhani

Prep 20 min Cook 150 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Crisp golden dosa wrapped around potato bhaji, served with sambar and coconut chutney
Breakfast

Masala Dosa with Potato Bhaji

Prep 30 min Cook 40 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Punjabi Samosa, three large triangular samosas with smooth pale-golden matte shells
Snack

Punjabi Samosa

Prep 45 min Cook 40 min Serves 6

See the recipe
Chhena Poda, a very dark, almost blackened cracked top crust
Festive Sweet

Chhena Poda

Prep 40 min Cook 60 min Serves 8

See the recipe
Golden chana dal with fried coconut slivers and raisins, served in a small brass katori
Lunch

Cholar Dal

Prep 15 min Cook 40 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Dal tadka in a copper handi with a sizzling ghee tadka being poured on top
Dinner

Dal Tadka with a Second Tadka (Dhaba Style)

Prep 10 min Cook 35 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Stack of golden aloo parathas torn open, melting butter on top, curd and pickle beside
Breakfast

Punjabi Aloo Paratha

Prep 35 min Cook 25 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Shankarpali, a heap of small pale golden diamond-shaped fried sweets with flaky broken edges
Snack

Shankarpali

Prep 25 min Cook 40 min Serves 8

See the recipe
Dhaniya Panjiri, a shallow brass thali heaped with dhaniya panjiri on a dark weathered wooden table
Festive Sweet

Dhaniya Panjiri

Prep 10 min Cook 25 min Serves 8

See the recipe
Dal Baati Churma, four round cracked wheat baati, deep golden with split tops
Lunch

Dal Baati Churma

Prep 40 min Cook 60 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Hyderabadi Vegetable Biryani, a heavy copper handi of Hyderabadi vegetable dum biryani with the lid lifted away
Dinner

Hyderabadi Vegetable Biryani

Prep 40 min Cook 60 min Serves 6

See the recipe
Rava Dosa, a large paper-thin rava dosa on a black iron tawa
Breakfast

Rava Dosa

Prep 15 min Cook 30 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Deep brown ridged thekua piled on a brass plate beside a clay diya
Snack

Thekua

Prep 30 min Cook 40 min Serves 20

See the recipe
Deep red carrot halwa topped with pistachios and almonds, piled in a brass bowl
Festive Sweet

Gajar ka Halwa

Prep 20 min Cook 60 min Serves 6

See the recipe
Dalma, a thick golden-yellow dal with visible chunks of orange pumpkin half dissolved
Lunch

Dalma

Prep 20 min Cook 40 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Baked sattu-stuffed litti cracked open over ghee, served beside smoky roasted brinjal chokha
Dinner

Litti Chokha

Prep 40 min Cook 40 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Glassy sabudana pearls with potato cubes and crushed peanuts in a clay bowl
Breakfast

Sabudana Khichdi

Prep 15 min Cook 15 min Serves 3

See the recipe
Gujiya, a pile of pale wheat-gold half-moon pastries with a twisted rope edge and a finely blistered surface
Festive Sweet

Gujiya

Prep 60 min Cook 45 min Serves 18

See the recipe
Dhokar Dalna, six golden-brown diamond-shaped chana dal cakes half submerged in a glossy orange-brown gravy
Lunch

Dhokar Dalna

Prep 30 min Cook 50 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Palak Paneer, vivid deep green spinach gravy with soft white paneer cubes half sunk in it
Dinner

Palak Paneer

Prep 15 min Cook 25 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Sattu Paratha, a sattu paratha torn open on a steel plate
Breakfast

Sattu Paratha

Prep 25 min Cook 25 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Gulab Jamun, four deep reddish-brown glossy spheres half submerged in clear amber cardamom syrup in a shallow white
Festive Sweet

Gulab Jamun

Prep 30 min Cook 40 min Serves 6

See the recipe
Gujarati dal dhokli simmering in a brass kadhai, with a bowl of ghee on the side
Lunch

Gujarati Dal Dhokli

Prep 25 min Cook 40 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Pav Bhaji, a deep red-brown mashed vegetable bhaji glossy with melted fat in a wide steel plate
Dinner

Pav Bhaji

Prep 25 min Cook 40 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Thalipeeth, one thick hand-patted multigrain flatbread, deep brown with dark speckled blisters and a crisp uneven rim
Breakfast

Thalipeeth

Prep 20 min Cook 30 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Jalebi, bright saffron-orange coiled spirals with a glassy syrup coating
Festive Sweet

Jalebi

Prep 15 min Cook 30 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Gujarati Kadhi, a pale golden thin yogurt curry in a small steel katori, steam rising
Lunch

Gujarati Kadhi

Prep 10 min Cook 20 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Phulkopir Dalna, large cauliflower florets browned gold at the edges and big chunks of potato sitting in a thin glossy
Dinner

Phulkopir Dalna

Prep 20 min Cook 35 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Creamy ven pongal with ghee, fried cashews and black pepper in a brass bowl
Breakfast

Ven Pongal

Prep 10 min Cook 30 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Khaja, a stack of four pale golden khaja
Festive Sweet

Khaja

Prep 45 min Cook 45 min Serves 6

See the recipe
Thick yellow kadhi with onion pakoras and red chilli tadka, served with rice
Lunch

Punjabi Kadhi Pakora

Prep 20 min Cook 55 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Sarson ka saag in a clay bowl with a spoon of ghee on top, served with makki di roti
Dinner

Sarson ka Saag

Prep 20 min Cook 60 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Golden malpua with crisp lacy edges soaked in dark jaggery syrup, served warm
Festive Sweet

Malpua

Prep 15 min Cook 30 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Dark rajma curry ladled over steamed basmati rice in a steel thali
Lunch

Punjabi Rajma Chawal

Prep 20 min Cook 65 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Mohanthal, thick matte squares of dark honey-brown besan barfi with a visibly grainy broken edge
Festive Sweet

Mohanthal

Prep 40 min Cook 50 min Serves 20

See the recipe
Rasam, a traditional tin eeya chombu filled with thin amber-brown rasam
Lunch

Rasam

Prep 10 min Cook 25 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Moong Dal Halwa, deep golden-brown grainy halwa with visible ghee pooling in glossy amber patches
Festive Sweet

Moong Dal Halwa

Prep 20 min Cook 75 min Serves 6

See the recipe
Pale milky shukto with potato, drumstick and bitter gourd in a bell metal bowl
Lunch

Shukto

Prep 25 min Cook 35 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Motichoor Ladoo, eight saffron-orange ladoos made of countless tiny soft boondi pearls
Festive Sweet

Motichoor Ladoo

Prep 30 min Cook 45 min Serves 8

See the recipe
Golden porous Mysore pak cut into neat diamonds and stacked on a festive plate
Festive Sweet

Mysore Pak

Prep 10 min Cook 30 min Serves 16

See the recipe
Creamy jaggery rice payesh in an earthen bowl, finished with chopped nuts
Festive Sweet

Nolen Gurer Payesh

Prep 35 min Cook 50 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Panchamrit, a small round brass bowl of panchamrit on a dark weathered wooden puja chowki
Festive Sweet

Panchamrit

Prep 10 min Serves 6

See the recipe
Soft rolled crepes filled with coconut and jaggery, arranged warm on a plate
Festive Sweet

Patishapta

Prep 75 min Cook 40 min Serves 6

See the recipe
Glassy amber jaggery peanut chikki snapped into rough pieces on a brass plate
Festive Sweet

Peanut Chikki

Prep 10 min Cook 20 min Serves 20

See the recipe
Golden puran poli torn open to show its jaggery dal filling, with melted ghee
Festive Sweet

Puran Poli

Prep 45 min Cook 50 min Serves 8

See the recipe
Rava Kesari, a warm saffron-orange rava kesari, soft and glossy
Festive Sweet

Rava Kesari

Prep 10 min Cook 25 min Serves 6

See the recipe
Sakkarai Pongal, dark honey-coloured sakkarai pongal heaped on a banana leaf, soft and glossy
Festive Sweet

Sakkarai Pongal

Prep 10 min Cook 40 min Serves 6

See the recipe
Sooji ka Halwa, glossy deep golden semolina halwa holding soft ridges from the spoon, ghee glistening at the edges
Festive Sweet

Sooji ka Halwa

Prep 5 min Cook 25 min Serves 4

See the recipe
Sukhdi cut into diamonds on a steel thali, topped with almonds and pistachios
Festive Sweet

Sukhdi (Gud Papdi)

Prep 5 min Cook 20 min Serves 20

See the recipe
Small sesame and jaggery ladoos piled in a copper bowl, one broken open
Festive Sweet

Tilgul Ladoo

Prep 10 min Cook 20 min Serves 18

See the recipe
Steamed pleated modak on a banana leaf, one open showing coconut jaggery filling
Festive Sweet

Ukadiche Modak

Prep 40 min Cook 30 min Serves 12

See the recipe
Browse every recipe

From the Journal

How to use it

Plain, honest guides to using this — including what it will not do.

Black mustard seeds, curry leaves and peanuts sizzling in hot oil in a cast iron tadka pan over a gas flame.
Recipes

5 everyday tadka combinations — and which oil each one wants

Read the guide
Granular golden cow ghee in a plain glass jar with a wooden spoon, with warm rotis in the background.
Ayurveda

Ghee in Ayurveda: what the tradition actually holds

Read the guide
Two plain glass bottles of oil on a kitchen counter beside a steel canister of rice and glass jars of dal.
Cooking Oils

How much cooking oil does a family actually need each month?

Read the guide
Smoke points of Indian cooking oils
Deep Frying

Smoke points of Indian cooking oils

The smoke point of every oil we press, in °C and °F, with what each one is actually for — and why the figures quoted online are usually the refined ve

Read the guide
What is the bilona method?
Traditional Methods

What is the bilona method?

Curd, not cream. How bilona ghee is hand-churned and slowly simmered, why it takes 25 to 28 litres of milk per litre, what danedar means, and how it h

Read the guide
food_ja_20dec_dietician
Refined Oils

What the Refining Process Removes From an Oil

All the renowned cooking oil manufacturing companies claim that their oils are refined and filtered using latest and ultra modern machines and technol

Read the guide
Why your cold pressed oil looks cloudy — and how to store it
Storage

Why your cold pressed oil looks cloudy — and how to store it

Sediment, winter solidifying and a 4 to 6 month shelf life are all normal for an unfiltered oil. What is actually happening in the bottle, and how to

Read the guide
Two hands rolling a roasted brown besan laddoo above a steel plate of finished laddoos topped with pistachio.
Recipes

Besan laddoo in bilona ghee — the step-by-step

Read the guide
Close macro of hot cooking oil with mustard seeds splitting open and red chilli powder blooming into the fat.
Ayurveda

Why tadka works: the logic of cooking spices in fat

Read the guide
The kitchen oil chart: which oil for dal, sabzi, poori, achaar and baking
Cooking Oils

The kitchen oil chart: which oil for dal, sabzi, poori, achaar and baking

Read the guide
Which oil should you deep-fry in?
Deep Frying

Which oil should you deep-fry in?

On our own measured figures, mustard oil is the only oil we press that comfortably holds deep-frying heat. The smoke points, what Indian frying actual

Read the guide
Red ghee with cumin seeds and whole dried red chillies being poured over a steel bowl of thick yellow dal.
Recipes

Dal tadka: the dhaba secret is a second tadka

Read the guide
Read the Journal