About GHEE

Ayurveda What is Ghee? Benefits regconized in the Ayurvedic Texts The Right Kind of Fat Versatile Cooking Medium Q.B.B. Pure Ghee - For Your Body, Mind and Soul

Ayurveda

A Glimpse into the 5000 Year Old Ancient Science of Healing.

Looking for a cooking oil that's healthy, yet doesn't mean you have to compromise on taste? Consider Ghee -- the ayurvedic cooking medium that's been around for thousands of years. It has a rich, buttery taste and aroma, and comes with a host of benefits that are listed in the traditional ayurvedic texts.

What is Ghee?

Ghee is clarified butter -- the butter oil, without the lactose and other milk solids. The word ghee is pronounced with a hard G as in GO and a long E as in GLEE. It is traditionally prepared by gently heating butter until it becomes a clear golden liquid. The lactose and other milk solids coagulate and are meticulously removed. This process also evaporates most of the natural water content, making ghee light, pure and resistant to spoilage.

Benefits regconized in the Ayurvedic Texts

Ayurveda considers ghee the ultimate cooking oil, with diverse mind/body benefits listed in the ancient texts.

Looking for a cooking oil that's healthy, yet doesn't mean you have to compromise on taste? Consider Ghee -- the ayurvedic cooking medium that's been around for thousands of years. It has a rich, buttery taste and aroma, and comes with a host of benefits that are listed in the traditional ayurvedic texts.

Preservative: Ghee does not spoil easily, and actually preserves the original freshness and potency of herbs and foods. It does not need refrigeration.

Digestion: The ayurvedic texts say that Ghee helps balance excess stomach acid, and helps maintain/repair the mucus lining of the stomach.

Mild Burns: Like aloe, Ghee is said to prevent blisters and scarring if applied quickly to affected skin.

Mind: Ghee is said to promote all three aspects of mental functioning -- learning, memory and recall.

Ayurvedic Balance: Ghee balances both Vata (the ayurvedic mind/body operator that controls movement in mind and body) and Pitta (the operator that controls heat and metabolism).

Ghee has been given the cherished title of "rasayana" in ayurveda -- pre-eminent herbs and foods that help overall health, longevity and well-being.

The Right Kind of Fat

It is generally recognized that some fat is essential for health. A totally fat-free diet can actually accelerate aging of the skin, nerves and brain cells. Without an adequate quantity of the right kind of fat in the diet, cell regeneration can be adversely impacted. Fats are needed for efficient absorption of crucial lipid-soluble vitamins such as A, E, D and K. The stomach lining, which protects the stomach from the acids it secretes to help break down foods, needs fat to maintain a healthy coating. Similarly, cholesterol in the body serves functions that are crucial to health, such as building cell membranes, and hormone and bile balance. It is when cholesterol is damaged by harmful free radicals that it leads to clogged arteries and heart problems. Ghee imparts the benefits of the best essential fatty acids without the problems of oxidized cholesterol, transfatty acids or hydrogenated fats. It is also resistant to free radical damage and is both salt and lactose free.

Versatitle Cooking Medium

Ghee has an excellent aroma and is so flavorful that you can use half or two-thirds as much as other cooking oils. It has a very high burning point and doesn't burn or smoke during cooking. It combines excellently with a wide variety of spices. You can use ghee to sauté foods, in baking, to deep-fry, or even as a spread.

Q.B.B. Pure Ghee - For Your Body, Mind and Soul

Generation after generation, Q.B.B. Pure Ghee has been used to heal, soothe and feed the Body, Mind and Soul. Traditionally used for religious ceremonies and cooking, pure ghee has also been used in the ancient Ayurvedic systems of medicine that dates thousands of years back.
Q.B.B. Pure Ghee is the cornerstone of authentic Indian cooking and many traditional recipes, as demonstrated in this website. When used for cooking, Q.B.B. Pure Ghee has an excellent aroma and does not smoke, splutter or burn. Additionally, this clarified butter imparts the benefits of the best essential fatty acids without the problems of oxidized cholesterol, transfatty acids, or hydrogenated fats. Guaranteed free of artificial colouring and flavouring, Q.B.B. Pure Ghee is also resistant to free radical damage and is both salt and lactose free.
Due to its pureness, food cooked with Q.B.B. Pure Ghee has a full natural flavour, unspoiled by greasiness. Q.B.B. Pure Ghee has also been awarded the Halal Accreditation by the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils Inc.